Where does “カルカッタ” come from?

カルカッタ (Japanese) comes from English Calcutta, from Bengali কলকাতা, from Bengali কলিকাতা.

Ancestry of “カルカッタ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCalcuttaA form of auction in which people invest in a player's success
2Bengaliকলকাতা—
3Bengaliকলিকাতা—
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