Where does “চার্লস” come from?

চার্লস (Bengali) comes from English Charles, from French Charles, from Old French Charles, from Latin Carolus, from Middle High German Karl, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “চার্লস”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCharlesOS grid ref SS6832
2FrenchCharlesCharles
3Old FrenchCharles
4LatinCarolusCharles
5Middle High GermanKarl
6Old High Germankarlman
7Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
8Proto-Germanickaraz
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-