Where does “হিমাদ্রি” come from?

হিমাদ্রি (Bengali) comes from Bengali হিম, from Sanskrit हिम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰimás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰimás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

হিমাদ্রি (Bengali): snowy mountain

Definitions

  1. snowy mountain

Ancestry of “হিমাদ্রি”, step by step

হিমাদ্রি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali হিম

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliহিমwinter
2Sanskritहिमcold, frost; the cold season, winter; frost,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰimás
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰimáscold, frost; winter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi

via Bengali অদ্রি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঅদ্রিmountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -miEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -ōmEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm