Where does “بنگاله” come from?

بنگاله (Persian) comes from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.

Ancestry of “بنگاله”, step by step

بنگاله traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালাBengal
2Sanskritवङ्गाल—

via Sanskrit वङ्ग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवङ्गBengal a region in South Asia

Words derived from “بنگاله”

Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गाल →Every word from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা →