Where does “പശ്ചിമ ബംഗാൾ” come from?
പശ്ചിമ ബംഗാൾ (Malayalam) comes from Hindi पश्चिम बंगाल, from Bengali পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, from Bengali পশ্চিম, from Sanskrit पश्चिम, from Sanskrit पश्चा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁.
Ancestry of “പശ്ചിമ ബംഗാൾ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | पश्चिम बंगाल | — |
| 2 | Bengali | পশ্চিমবঙ্গ | — |
| 3 | Bengali | পশ্চিম | west; the western part of a country or territory;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पश्चिम | west, western |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पश्चा | behind; after, later; westward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pasčaH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *pos-kʷéh₁ | — |