Where does “bengali” come from?

bengali (Portuguese) comes from Bengali বাংলা, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.

bengali (Portuguese): Bengali, Bangla

Definitions

  1. Bengali, Bangla

Ancestry of “bengali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BengaliবাংলাBengali, Bangla; related to Bengal, the Bengali...
2Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালাBengal
3Sanskritवङ्गाल—
Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गाल →Every word from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা →Every word from Bengali বাংলা →