বৃষ্টি (Bengali)
Where does "বৃষ্টি" come from?
The Bengali word বৃষ্টি (brishti) is a learned borrowing derived directly from the Sanskrit term वृष्टि (vṛṣṭi), which means 'rain.' Both words trace their ultimate origin back to the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁wers-, meaning 'to rain,' which is also the ancestor to related concepts like dew in other ancient languages.
Full etymology tree
- বৃষ্টি (vṛṣṭi) (Bengali), 'rain'
- learned borrowing वृष्टि (vṛṣṭi) (Sanskrit), 'rain'
- inherited *h₁wérs-ti-s (Proto-Indo-European)
- derived *h₁wers- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to rain'
- inherited *h₁wr̥s-téy-s (Proto-Indo-European)
- derived *h₁wers- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to rain'
- inherited *h₁wérs-ti-s (Proto-Indo-European)
- learned borrowing वृष्टि (vṛṣṭi) (Sanskrit), 'rain'
Ancestors
- वृष् (Sanskrit)
- *h₁wers- (Proto-Indo-European)
- वृष्टि (Sanskrit)
Descendants and derived words
- বৃষ্টি পড়া (Bengali)
- বৃষ্টি হওয়া (Bengali)
Updated June 2026
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