Where does “Bangladeshiness” come from?
Bangladeshiness (English) comes from English Bangladeshi, from Bengali বাংলাদেশী, 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.
Bangladeshiness (English): Quality of being Bangladeshi
Definitions
- Quality of being Bangladeshi
Ancestry of “Bangladeshiness”, step by step
Bangladeshiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bangladeshi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bangladeshi | A native or inhabitant of Bangladesh or person of... |
| 2 | Bengali | বাংলাদেশী | Bangladeshi |
| 3 | Bengali | বাংলাদেশ | Bengal, Bengali region; Bengali land |
| 4 | Bengali | দেশ | country; state |
| 5 | Sanskrit | देश | point, region, spot, place, part, portion;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dayśás | point, region, part; country, province |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dayćás | part, point; country |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |