Where does “бенгальский” come from?

бенгальский (Russian) comes from Russian Бенга́лия, from Portuguese Bengala, from Persian بنگاله, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.

бенгальский (Russian): Bengali

Definitions

  1. Bengali

Ancestry of “бенгальский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianБенга́лия—
2PortugueseBengalaBengal
3Persianبنگاله—
4Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালাBengal
5Sanskritवङ्गाल—
Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गाल →Every word from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা →Every word from Persian بنگاله →