Where does “榜葛剌” come from?

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

榜葛剌 (Chinese): Bengal

Definitions

  1. Bengal

Ancestry of “榜葛剌”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BengaliবাংলাBengali, Bangla; related to Bengal, the Bengali...
2Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালাBengal
3Sanskritवङ्गाल—
Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गाल →Every word from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা →Every word from Bengali বাংলা →