Where does “বসিন্দা” come from?

বসিন্দা (Middle Bengali) comes from Persian باشنده, from Persian بودن, from Middle Persian būdan, from Old Persian پ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewh₂-.

বসিন্দা (Middle Bengali): resident

Definitions

  1. resident

Ancestry of “বসিন্দা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianباشندهresident, inhabitant
2Persianبودنto be; to exist
3Middle Persianbūdan—
4Old Persianپ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewh₂- →Every word from Old Persian پ →Every word from Middle Persian būdan →