Where does “সোয়াদ” come from?

সোয়াদ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit स्वाद, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swaHdás, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

সোয়াদ (Bengali): the Arabic letter Ṣād (ص)

Definitions

  1. the Arabic letter Ṣād (ص)

Ancestry of “সোয়াদ”, step by step

সোয়াদ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit स्वाद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वादtaste, flavour
2Proto-Indo-IranianswaHdás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

via Arabic صَاد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَاد—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swaHdás →Every word from Sanskrit स्वाद →