Where does “பங்களா” come from?
பங்களா (Tamil) comes from Hindi बंगला, from Bengali বাংলা, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.
பங்களா (Tamil): bungalow
Ancestry of “பங்களா”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बंगला | Bengali language; a bungalow; Bengali |
| 2 | Bengali | বাংলা | Bengali, Bangla; related to Bengal, the Bengali... |
| 3 | Middle Bengali | বাঙ্গালা | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वङ्गाल | — |