Where does “Bangladesh” come from?

Bangladesh comes from Bengali বাংলাদেশ, combining Bengali বাংলা with Sanskrit देश meaning "country," derived from Sanskrit दिश् meaning "to point or show," from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás and Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-.

Ancestry of “Bangladesh”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Bengali	বাংলাদেশ	—
2	Bengali	দেশ	country; state
3	Sanskrit	देश	point, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
4	Proto-Indo-Aryan	dayśás	point, region, part; country, province
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	dayćás	part, point; country
6	Proto-Indo-European	deyḱ-	to point out

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