Where does “कंगलू” come from?
कंगलू (Hindi) comes from Hindi बंगला, from Bengali বাংলা, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.
कंगलू (Hindi): a Bangladeshi person
Ancestry of “कंगलू”, step by step
कंगलू traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi बंगला
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बंगला | Bengali language; a bungalow; Bengali |
| 2 | Bengali | বাংলা | Bengali, Bangla; related to Bengal, the Bengali... |
| 3 | Middle Bengali | বাঙ্গালা | Bengal |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वङ्गाल | — |
via Hindi कंगाल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | कंगाल | poor, destitute |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀓𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀮 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कङ्काल | skeleton |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kenkēl- | kneecap; joint |