Where does “bengalinkissa” come from?

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

bengalinkissa (Finnish): leopard cat

Definitions

  1. leopard cat

Ancestry of “bengalinkissa”, step by step

bengalinkissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Bengali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishBengaliregion of South Asia
2EnglishBengaliOf, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis;...
3EnglishBengalA short-haired domestic cat breed, which...
4PortugueseBengalaBengal
5Persianبنگاله—
6Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালাBengal
7Sanskritवङ्गाल—

via Finnish kissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
2Swedishkissecat, kitty
3Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine
Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गाल →Every word from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা →Every word from Persian بنگاله →