Where does “Bengalicus” come from?

Bengalicus (Latin) comes from Latin Bengāla, from Portuguese Bengala, from Persian بنگاله, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.

Bengalicus (Latin): Bengali

Definitions

  1. Bengali

Ancestry of “Bengalicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBengāla—
2PortugueseBengalaBengal
3Persianبنگاله—
4Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালাBengal
5Sanskritवङ्गाल—
Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गाल →Every word from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা →Every word from Persian بنگاله →