গয়না (Bengali)
Where does "গয়না" come from?
The Bengali word 'goyna' originated from the Sanskrit 'grahaṇa,' which originally meant 'taking' or 'putting on.' Over time, this evolved through Middle Indo-Aryan into 'gahaṇa,' signifying an ornament that one puts on the body. This term eventually became the common Bengali 'goyna,' sharing linguistic roots with many other South Asian words for jewellery, such as the Hindi 'gahna.'
Full etymology tree
- গয়না (Bengali), 'jewellery, ornament'
- derived গহনা (Bengali), 'ornament, embellishment'
- inherited 𑀕𑀳𑀡𑀓 (gahaṇaka) (Prakrit)
- suffix 𑀕𑀳𑀡 (gahaṇa) (Prakrit)
- inherited ग्रहण (grahaṇa) (Sanskrit), 'eclipse'
- suffix ग्रह् (grah) (Sanskrit), 'to seize, take'
- inherited *gʰrebh₂- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to seize, grab'
- suffix अन (-ana) (Sanskrit), 'breath, respiration'
- inherited *-nós (Proto-Indo-European), 'Creates verbal adjectives from roots.'
- suffix ग्रह् (grah) (Sanskrit), 'to seize, take'
- inherited ग्रहण (grahaṇa) (Sanskrit), 'eclipse'
- suffix 𑀓 (-ka-) (Middle Indo-Aryan)
- suffix 𑀕𑀳𑀡 (gahaṇa) (Prakrit)
- inherited 𑀕𑀳𑀡𑀓 (gahaṇaka) (Prakrit)
- derived গহনা (Bengali), 'ornament, embellishment'
Ancestors
- ग्रहण (Sanskrit)
Cognates and doublets
- গহনা (Assamese)
- গ্রহণ (Bengali)
- গ্রেফতার (Bengali)
- गहना (Hindi)
- ਗਹਿਣਾ (Punjabi)
Updated June 2026
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