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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरसगोलa rasgulla
2Hindiरसगुल्लाrasgulla
3Bengaliরসগোল্লাrasgulla, roshogolla
4Bengaliগোল্লাa round sweetmeat
5Bengaliগোলround, spherical, circular
6EnglishgoalA result that one is attempting to achieve; In...
7Middle Englishgolboundary, limit
8Old Englishgālobstacle, barrier, marker; wanton; wicked; bad;...
9Basquegailudevice
10Proto-Germanicgailōa gap; crevice; chasm; ravine
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy-Every word from Proto-Germanic gailōEvery word from Basque gailu