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Where does “ফৌজি” come from?

ফৌজি (Bengali) comes from Bengali ফৌজ, from Persian فوج, from Arabic فَوْج — group; regiment, battalion, crowd.

ফৌজি (Bengali): military

Definitions

  1. military

Ancestry of “ফৌজি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliফৌজarmy
2Persianفوجgroup, company; a regiment
3Arabicفَوْجgroup; regiment, battalion, crowd
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