Where does “bengāliete” come from?
bengāliete (Latvian) comes from Latvian bengālis, from Bengali বাংলা, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.
bengāliete (Latvian): a Bengali woman, a woman born in Bengal, a (female) member of the Bengali people
Definitions
- a Bengali woman, a woman born in Bengal, a (female) member of the Bengali people