Where does “বাংলা” come from?

বাংলা (Bengali) comes from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.

বাংলা (Bengali): Bengali, Bangla; related to Bengal, the Bengali...

Definitions

  1. Bengali, Bangla; related to Bengal, the Bengali...

Ancestry of “বাংলা”, step by step

বাংলা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালাBengal
2Sanskritवङ्गाल—

via Sanskrit वङ्ग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवङ्गBengal a region in South Asia

Words derived from “বাংলা”

Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गाल →Every word from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা →