Where does “bungalow” come from?

bungalow (Finnish) comes from English bungalow, from Gujarati બંગલો, from Hindi बंगला, from Bengali বাংলা, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.

bungalow (Finnish): bungalow one-story house in India surrounded by a verandah

Definitions

  1. bungalow one-story house in India surrounded by a verandah

Ancestry of “bungalow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbungalowA single-storey house, typically with rooms all...
2GujaratiબંગલોBengali-style house; Bengali
3HindiबंगलाBengali language; a bungalow; Bengali
4BengaliবাংলাBengali, Bangla; related to Bengal, the Bengali...
5Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালাBengal
6Sanskritवङ्गाल—
Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गाल →Every word from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা →Every word from Bengali বাংলা →
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