Where does “bengala” come from?

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

bengala (Portuguese): stick

Definitions

  1. stick

Ancestry of “bengala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseBengalaBengal
2Persianبنگاله—
3Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালাBengal
4Sanskritवङ्गाल—
Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गाल →Every word from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা →Every word from Persian بنگاله →