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Where does “Bengalese” come from?

Bengalese (English) comes from English Bengal, from Portuguese Bengala, from Persian بنگاله, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.

Bengalese (English): Of or relating to Bengal; A native or inhabitant...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Bengal; A native or inhabitant...

Ancestry of “Bengalese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBengalA short-haired domestic cat breed, which...
2PortugueseBengalaBengal
3Persianبنگاله—
4Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালা—
5Sanskritवङ्गाल—
Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गाल →