Where does “bengālis” come from?
bengālis (Latvian) comes from Bengali বাংলা, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.
bengālis (Latvian): Bengali; Bengali; pertaining to Bengal or to the...
Definitions
- Bengali; Bengali; pertaining to Bengal or to the...
Ancestry of “bengālis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bengali | বাংলা | Bengali, Bangla; related to Bengal, the Bengali... |
| 2 | Middle Bengali | বাঙ্গালা | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वङ्गाल | — |
Words derived from “bengālis”