Where does “रसगोल” come from?
रसगोल (Sanskrit) comes from Hindi रसगुल्ला, from Bengali রসগোল্লা, from Bengali গোল্লা, from Bengali গোল, from English goal, from Middle English gol, from Old English gāl, from Basque gailu — to yawn, gape; to go.
रसगोल (Sanskrit): a rasgulla
Definitions
- a rasgulla
Ancestry of “रसगोल”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | रसगुल्ला | rasgulla |
| 2 | Bengali | রসগোল্লা | rasgulla, roshogolla |
| 3 | Bengali | গোল্লা | a round sweetmeat |
| 4 | Bengali | গোল | round, spherical, circular |
| 5 | English | goal | A result that one is attempting to achieve; In... |
| 6 | Middle English | gol | boundary, limit |
| 7 | Old English | gāl | obstacle, barrier, marker; wanton; wicked; bad;... |
| 8 | Basque | gailu | device |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gailō | a gap; crevice; chasm; ravine |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰēy- | to yawn, gape; to go |