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Where does “বাঙালি” come from?

বাঙালি (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit वङ्ग.

বাঙালি (Bengali): Bengali; a native of Bangladesh or the Bengal;...

Definitions

  1. Bengali; a native of Bangladesh or the Bengal;...

Ancestry of “বাঙালি”, step by step

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