Where does “बंगाली” come from?

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

बंगाली (Hindi): Bengal; Bengali

Definitions

  1. Bengal; Bengali

Ancestry of “बंगाली”, step by step

बंगाली traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi बंगाल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HindiबंगालBengal
2Classical Persianبَنْگَال—

via Hindi ई

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiईthe fourth vowel in Hindi

Words derived from “बंगाली”

Every word from Classical Persian بَنْگَال →Every word from Hindi बंगाल →