Surname · Bengali
বোস
বোস (bōs) is a surname from Sanskrit, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Bengali.
BengaliWritten in Bengali script. In English: bōs.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
বোস comes from Sanskrit, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Sanskrit वसु, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-.
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বোস’s family of names
In Bengali usage, বোস as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with বসু. In Bengali usage, বোস as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as bōs.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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