Where does “બંગાળી” come from?

બંગાળી (Gujarati) comes from Classical Persian بنگالی, from Arabic بنغالي, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

બંગાળી (Gujarati): Bengali; a Bengali

Definitions

  1. Bengali; a Bengali

Ancestry of “બંગાળી”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبنگالی—
2ArabicبنغاليBengali
3Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Arabic ـِيّ →Every word from Arabic بنغالي →Every word from Classical Persian بنگالی →