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.
Ancestry of “Bengali”, step by step
| 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 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वङ्गाल | — |
Words derived from “Bengali”