Where does “Bengal” come from?

Bengal (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بنكال, from Classical Persian بَنْگَال.

Ancestry of “Bengal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبنكال—
2Classical Persianبَنْگَال—

Words derived from “Bengal”

Every word from Classical Persian بَنْگَال →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بنكال →