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Where does “Calcutá” come from?
Calcutá (Portuguese) comes from English Calcutta, from Bengali কলকাতা, from Bengali কলিকাতা.
Ancestry of “Calcutá”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
English
Calcutta
A form of auction in which people invest in a player's success
2
Bengali
কলকাতা
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3
Bengali
কলিকাতা
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