Where does “হিল” come from?

হিল (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit शिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH.

হিল (Bengali): grinding stone

Definitions

  1. grinding stone

Ancestry of “হিল”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH →Every word from Sanskrit शिला →