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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 Bengaliবাঙ্গালা—
4Sanskritवङ्गाल—

Words derived from “bengala”

  • bengaleiro
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