Where does “बंगालिन” come from?

बंगालिन (Hindi) comes from Hindi बंगाल, from Classical Persian بَنْگَال.

बंगालिन (Hindi): a Bengali woman

Definitions

  1. a Bengali woman

Ancestry of “बंगालिन”, step by step

बंगालिन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi बंगाल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HindiबंगालBengal
2Classical Persianبَنْگَال

via Hindi इन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiइनthese - oblique case only, see below for direct;...
Every word from Classical Persian بَنْگَالEvery word from Hindi बंगाल
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