Where does “bengali” come from?
bengali (Portuguese) comes from Bengali বাংলা, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.
bengali (Portuguese): Bengali
Ancestry of “bengali”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bengali | বাংলা | Bengali, Bangla; related to Bengal, the Bengali... |
| 2 | Middle Bengali | বাঙ্গালা | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वङ्गाल | — |