Where does “Nepalese” come from?

Nepalese derives from English Nepal, from Nepali नेपाल, from Old French -eis, from Latin -ensis meaning "of or belonging to," from Latin en-, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Proto-Indo-European ne.

Nepalese (English): Of, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepalese...

Definitions

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepalese...

Ancestry of “Nepalese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-eseUsed to form adjectives and nouns describing...
2Middle English-eysAlternative form of -esse
3Old French-eisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
4Late Latin-iscus

Words derived from “Nepalese

Every word from Late Latin -iscusEvery word from English -eseEvery word from Old French -eis