Where does “স্থলবন্দর” come from?

স্থলবন্দর (Bengali) comes from Bengali স্থল, from Sanskrit स्थल, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

স্থলবন্দর (Bengali): A dry port

Definitions

  1. A dry port

Ancestry of “স্থলবন্দর”, step by step

স্থলবন্দর traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali স্থল

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliস্থলground, dry land
2Sanskritस्थलchapter, section; Name of a son of बल; a heap of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Bengali বন্দর

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliবন্দরport, harbour
2Classical Persianبندر—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Sanskrit स्थल →Every word from Bengali স্থল →
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