Etymology

Dutta

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Today it means: A surname from Assamese and Bengali. Full definition →

as দত্ত ← Bengali দত্ত ← Sanskrit दत्त
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromदत्त“given, granted”
  2. Bengali · borrowed fromদত্ত
  3. as · borrowed fromদত্ত
  4. English todayDutta

Borrowed from Assamese দত্ত (dotto) and Bengali দত্ত (dotto), from Sanskrit दत्त (datta, “given, granted”).

Words from the same roots

Bengaliদত্ত all →

Datta

Sanskritदत्त all →

Datta

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