Where does “Bangladéšan” come from?
Bangladéšan (Czech) comes from Hungarian Banglades, from Bengali বাংলাদেশ, from Bengali দেশ, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
Bangladéšan (Czech): Bangladeshi person
Definitions
- Bangladeshi person
Ancestry of “Bangladéšan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Banglades | — |
| 2 | Bengali | বাংলাদেশ | Bengal, Bengali region; Bengali land |
| 3 | Bengali | দেশ | country; state |
| 4 | Sanskrit | देश | point, region, spot, place, part, portion;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dayśás | point, region, part; country, province |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dayćás | part, point; country |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |