Where does “Bengaliness” come from?
Bengaliness (English) comes from English Bengali, from English Bengal, from Portuguese Bengala, from Persian بنگاله, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.
Bengaliness (English): The quality or state of being Bengali
Definitions
- The quality or state of being Bengali
Ancestry of “Bengaliness”, step by step
Bengaliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bengali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bengali | Of, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis;... |
| 2 | English | Bengal | A short-haired domestic cat breed, which... |
| 3 | Portuguese | Bengala | Bengal |
| 4 | Persian | بنگاله | — |
| 5 | Middle Bengali | বাঙ্গালা | Bengal |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वङ्गाल | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |