English
Meghna
Meghna comes from Bengali মেঘ ‘cloud’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃meygʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃meygʰ-‘fog, cloud’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hmaygʰás‘cloud’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमेघmegha‘a cloud’
- Bengalimodernমেঘmegh‘cloud’
- Bengali, derivedmodernমেঘনাmeghona
- EnglishtodayMeghna
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃meygʰ-‘fog, cloud’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hmaygʰás‘cloud’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमेघmegha‘a cloud’
- Bengalimodernমেঘmegh‘cloud’
- Bengali, derivedmodernমেঘনাmeghona
- EnglishtodayMeghna
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃meygʰ-
Today it means
name One of the three major rivers of Bangladesh which forms the Ganges delta, along with the Ganges (Padma) and Brahmaputra (Jamuna).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃meygʰ- / Meghna