Where does “Bengescu” come from?

Bengescu (Romanian) comes from Romanian benga, from Romani beng, from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

Ancestry of “Bengescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbengathe devil
2Romanibengdevil
3Sanskritव्यङ्गspeckled, deformed
4Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग →