Where does “হৃদয়” come from?
হৃদয় (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit हृदय, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰŕ̥dayam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
হৃদয় (Bengali): heart
Ancestry of “হৃদয়”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | हृदय | the heart; soul, mind, spirit; the heart or... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰŕ̥dayam | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam | heart |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |