Where does “Bengal” come from?

Bengal comes from Portuguese Bengala, from Persian بنگاله, ultimately referring to the region in South Asia.

Bengal (English): A short-haired domestic cat breed, which...

Definitions

  1. A short-haired domestic cat breed, which...

Ancestry of “Bengal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseBengalaBengal
2Persianبنگاله—
3Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালাBengal
4Sanskritवङ्गाल—

Words derived from “Bengal”

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