Where does “Bengālija” come from?

Bengālija (Latvian) comes from Bengali বাংলা, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.

Bengālija (Latvian): Bengal a region in southern Asia, split between India and Bangladesh

Definitions

  1. Bengal a region in southern Asia, split between India and Bangladesh

Ancestry of “Bengālija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BengaliবাংলাBengali, Bangla; related to Bengal, the Bengali...
2Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালাBengal
3Sanskritवङ्गाल—
Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गाल →Every word from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা →Every word from Bengali বাংলা →