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Where does “স্বার্থপর” come from?

স্বার্থপর (Bengali) comes from Bengali পর, from Sanskrit पुर, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

স্বার্থপর (Bengali): selfish

Definitions

  1. selfish

Ancestry of “স্বার্থপর”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliপরafter
2Sanskritपुरfortress, castle, city, town; the female...
3Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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