Where does “হে” come from?

হে (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit हे — oh!; O!; hey!.

হে (Bengali): vocative particle: O!

Definitions

  1. vocative particle: O!

Ancestry of “হে”, step by step

হে traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit हे

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहेoh!; O!; hey!

via Bengali সে

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliসেhe, she

Words derived from “হে”

Every word from Sanskrit हे →