Where does “kolkka” come from?

kolkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolkata, from English Kolkata, from Bengali কলকাতা, from Bengali কলিকাতা.

kolkka (Finnish): corner; canton; bolt

Definitions

  1. corner; canton; bolt

Ancestry of “kolkka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolkatato knock out; to knock down; to clank, clatter
2EnglishKolkataformerly known in English as Calcutta
3Bengaliকলকাতা—
4Bengaliকলিকাতা—

Words derived from “kolkka”

Every word from Bengali কলিকাতা →Every word from Bengali কলকাতা →Every word from English Kolkata →