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Sonargaon
Sonargaon comes from Bengali সোনারগাঁও ‘village of gold’, from Sanskrit वर्ण ‘color’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to cover’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wer-‘to cover’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*wárnasreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEवर्ण‘color’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEसौवर्ण‘golden, made of gold’
- pra-magmodern𑀲𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡
- Bengalimodernসোনাśōna‘gold’
- Bengali, derivedmodernসোনারগাঁওśōnargãō‘village of gold’
- EnglishtodaySonargaon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wer-‘to cover’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*wárnasreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEवर्ण‘color’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEसौवर्ण‘golden, made of gold’
- pra-magmodern𑀲𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡
- Bengalimodernসোনাśōna‘gold’
- Bengali, derivedmodernসোনারগাঁওśōnargãō‘village of gold’
- EnglishtodaySonargaon
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to cover’
wear, guard, reward, ward, con, regard, garage, warn, worm, optic, weir, beware, verge, panorama, ware, reverence, revere, garrison, vermin, wry, prosaic, vermilion, diorama, guaranty, milliner, vermicelli, vermeil, vermiculite, varmint, 67 more
Today it means
name A city in the Narayanganj District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wer- / Sonargaon