Where does “бангладешец” come from?
бангладешец (Russian) comes from Russian Бангладе́ш, from English Bangladesh, 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.
бангладешец (Russian): Bangladeshi person
Ancestry of “бангладешец”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | Бангладе́ш | — |
| 2 | English | Bangladesh | — |
| 3 | Bengali | বাংলাদেশ | — |
| 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 |