Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “bengalinkettu” come from? bengalinkettu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Bengali, from English Bengali, from English Bengal, from Portuguese Bengala, from Persian بنگاله, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.
bengalinkettu (Finnish): Bengal fox, "Vulpes bengalensis"
Definitions Bengal fox, "Vulpes bengalensis" Ancestry of “bengalinkettu”, step by step bengalinkettu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Bengali Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish Bengali region of South Asia 2 English Bengali Of, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis;... 3 English Bengal A short-haired domestic cat breed, which... 4 Portuguese Bengala Bengal 5 Persian بنگاله — 6 Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা Bengal 7 Sanskrit वङ्गाल —
via Finnish kettu Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish kettu red fox; fox; Euphemistic form of vittu 2 Finnish kettää — 3 Finnish kesi The thin outer layer of skin; Third-person... 4 Proto-Finnic keci outer skin 5 Proto-Uralic keδ́e —