Where does “เบงกอล” come from?

เบงกอล (Thai) comes from English Bengal, from Portuguese Bengala, from Persian بنگاله, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.

เบงกอล (Thai): Bengal a region in South Asia

Definitions

  1. Bengal a region in South Asia

Ancestry of “เบงกอล”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBengalA short-haired domestic cat breed, which...
2PortugueseBengalaBengal
3Persianبنگاله—
4Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালাBengal
5Sanskritवङ्गाल—
Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गाल →Every word from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা →Every word from Persian بنگاله →
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