Etymograph

English

isshar

Isshar comes from Bengali ঈশ্বর ‘God’, from Sanskrit ईश्वर ‘able to do, capable of’, and ultimately from ईश् ‘to rule’.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEईश्īś‘to rule’
  2. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEईश्वर‘able to do, capable of’
  3. Bengalimodernঈশ্বরiśśor‘God’
  4. Englishtodayisshar

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEईश्īś‘to rule’
  2. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEईश्वर‘able to do, capable of’
  3. Bengalimodernঈশ্বরiśśor‘God’
  4. Englishtodayisshar

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- ‘to appropriate, possess’

own, owner, ought, owe, freight, 5 more

Today it means

noun The symbol ৺ in Bengali script, used before the name of a deceased person.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit ईश् / isshar

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