Where does “Dhaka” come from?

Dhaka is the English name for Bangladesh's capital, from Bengali ঢাকা, whose origin is uncertain.

Dhaka (English): where the capital is located in

Definitions

  1. where the capital is located in

Ancestry of “Dhaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঢাকাcovered
2Prakrit𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇to shut, close

Words derived from “Dhaka”

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