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

ফৌজি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali ফৌজ

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

via Bengali ই

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BengaliইThe third character in the Bengali abugida
Every word from Arabic فَوْج →Every word from Persian فوج →Every word from Bengali ফৌজ →