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

Bengalese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bengal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBengalA short-haired domestic cat breed, which...
2PortugueseBengalaBengal
3Persianبنگاله—
4Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালাBengal
5Sanskritवङ्गाल—

via English ese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishesedude, man
2Mexican SpanisheseThe name of the Latin-script letter S; that;...
3Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
4Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself
Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गाल →Every word from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা →Every word from Persian بنگاله →