Where does “بنكالهلی” come from?
بنكالهلی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بنكاله, from Persian بنگاله, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.
بنكالهلی (Ottoman Turkish): Bengali (person)
Definitions
- Bengali (person)
Ancestry of “بنكالهلی”, step by step
بنكالهلی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish بنكاله
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بنكاله | Bengal |
| 2 | Persian | بنگاله | — |
| 3 | Middle Bengali | বাঙ্গালা | Bengal |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वङ्गाल | — |
via Ottoman Turkish ـلی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ـلی | — |