Where does “হ্রস্বীকরণ” come from?

হ্রস্বীকরণ (Bengali) comes from Bengali হ্রস্ব, from Sanskrit ह्रस्व, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰraswás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

হ্রস্বীকরণ (Bengali): shortening, reduction (of length/vowel)

Definitions

  1. shortening, reduction (of length/vowel)

Ancestry of “হ্রস্বীকরণ”, step by step

হ্রস্বীকরণ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali হ্রস্ব

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliহ্রস্বshort
2Sanskritह्रस्वshort, small, dwarfish, little; low; weak
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰraswás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Bengali করণ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliকরণact of doing, making
2Sanskritकर्णear; the handle or ear of a vessel; the helm or...
3Middle Hindiکرن—
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