Where does “Bengali” come from?

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

Bengali (Finnish): region of South Asia

Definitions

  1. region of South Asia

Ancestry of “Bengali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBengaliOf, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis;...
2EnglishBengalA short-haired domestic cat breed, which...
3PortugueseBengalaBengal
4Persianبنگاله—
5Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালাBengal
6Sanskritवङ्गाल—

Words derived from “Bengali”

Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गाल →Every word from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা →Every word from Persian بنگاله →