Where does “সৌরবিদ্যুৎ” come from?

সৌরবিদ্যুৎ (Bengali) comes from Bengali সৌর, from Sanskrit सौर, from Sanskrit सुरा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan súraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súraH, from Proto-Indo-European sūl — thick liquid.

সৌরবিদ্যুৎ (Bengali): solar power

Definitions

  1. solar power

Ancestry of “সৌরবিদ্যুৎ”, step by step

সৌরবিদ্যুৎ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali সৌর

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliসৌরsolar
2Sanskritसौरconsisting of spirituous liquor; relating,...
3Sanskritसुराwine, spirituous liquor
4Proto-Indo-AryansúraH—
5Proto-Indo-IraniansúraHwine, liquor, alcohol; any fermented drink, milk,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansūlthick liquid

via Bengali বিদ্যুৎ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliবিদ্যুৎlightning, electricity
2Sanskritविद्युत्devoid of splendour, lustreless; flashing,...
3Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sūl →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian súraH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan súraH →