Where does “-তব্য” come from?

-তব্য (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit -तव्य, from Sanskrit -य, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

-তব্য (Bengali): forms verbal nouns with a sense of purpose or emphasis

Definitions

  1. forms verbal nouns with a sense of purpose or emphasis

Ancestry of “-তব্য”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-तव्यforms the future passive participle
2Sanskrit-यsuffix denoting state or origin
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Sanskrit -यEvery word from Sanskrit -तव्य
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