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Where does “Bengala” come from?

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

Bengala (Portuguese): Bengal

Definitions

  1. Bengal

Ancestry of “Bengala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبنگاله—
2Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালা—
3Sanskritवङ्गाल—

Words derived from “Bengala”

  • Bengal
  • Bengalese
  • Bengalize
  • bengaleiro
  • bengala
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