Where does “पलटन” come from?

पलटन (Hindi) comes from Bengali পল্টন, from English platoon, from French plauton.

पलटन (Hindi): battalion

Definitions

  1. battalion

Ancestry of “पलटन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliপল্টনtroop, squad
2EnglishplatoonA unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically...
3Frenchplauton—
Every word from French plauton →Every word from English platoon →Every word from Bengali পল্টন →