Where does “bengalitikku” come from?
bengalitikku (Finnish) comes from Finnish Bengali, from English Bengali, from English Bengal, from Portuguese Bengala, from Persian بنگاله, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.
bengalitikku (Finnish): Bengal light a pyrotechnic flare similar to a sparkler; sparkler
Definitions
- Bengal light a pyrotechnic flare similar to a sparkler; sparkler
Ancestry of “bengalitikku”, step by step
bengalitikku 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 tikku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tikku | splinter; sliver; chip |
| 2 | Swedish | sticka | a splinter; a knitting needle; to knit |
| 3 | Czech | -ka | Appended to words to create a feminine version of... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |