Where does “বেঙ্গ” come from?

বেঙ্গ (Early Assamese) comes from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

বেঙ্গ (Early Assamese): frog, toad

Definitions

  1. frog, toad

Ancestry of “বেঙ্গ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritव्यङ्गspeckled, deformed
2Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग →
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