Where does “रसगोलक” come from?
रसगोलक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit रसगोल, from Hindi रसगुल्ला, from Bengali রসগোল্লা, from Bengali গোল্লা, from Bengali গোল, from English goal, from Middle English gol, from Old English gāl — to yawn, gape; to go.
Ancestry of “रसगोलक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | रसगोल | a rasgulla |
| 2 | Hindi | रसगुल्ला | rasgulla |
| 3 | Bengali | রসগোল্লা | rasgulla, roshogolla |
| 4 | Bengali | গোল্লা | a round sweetmeat |
| 5 | Bengali | গোল | round, spherical, circular |
| 6 | English | goal | A result that one is attempting to achieve; In... |
| 7 | Middle English | gol | boundary, limit |
| 8 | Old English | gāl | obstacle, barrier, marker; wanton; wicked; bad;... |
| 9 | Basque | gailu | device |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | gailō | a gap; crevice; chasm; ravine |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰēy- | to yawn, gape; to go |