Where does “বোম্বাই” come from?

বোম্বাই (Middle Bengali) comes from Portuguese Bombaim, from Marathi मुंबादेवी — goddess Mumba.

Ancestry of “বোম্বাই”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseBombaimBombay cat breed
2Marathiमुंबादेवीgoddess Mumba

Words derived from “বোম্বাই”

Every word from Marathi मुंबादेवी →Every word from Portuguese Bombaim →