Where does “Kangladeshi” come from?
Kangladeshi (English) comes from English Bangladeshi, from Bengali বাংলাদেশী, from Bengali বাংলাদেশ, from Bengali দেশ, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
Kangladeshi (English): A Bangladeshi or Bengali
Definitions
- A Bangladeshi or Bengali
Ancestry of “Kangladeshi”, step by step
Kangladeshi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bangladeshi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bangladeshi | A native or inhabitant of Bangladesh or person of... |
| 2 | Bengali | বাংলাদেশী | Bangladeshi |
| 3 | Bengali | বাংলাদেশ | Bengal, Bengali region; Bengali land |
| 4 | Bengali | দেশ | country; state |
| 5 | Sanskrit | देश | point, region, spot, place, part, portion;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dayśás | point, region, part; country, province |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dayćás | part, point; country |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via English कंगाल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | कंगाल | — |