Where does “-বাদ” come from?

-বাদ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit वाद, from Sanskrit वद्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wedH-.

Ancestry of “-বাদ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवादspeaking, saying; making sound, playing an...
2Sanskritवद्to speak; API 10 U
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂wedH-—

Words derived from “-বাদ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wedH- →Every word from Sanskrit वद् →Every word from Sanskrit वाद →