Where does “بنگلہ دیش” come from?

بنگلہ دیش (Urdu) comes from Urdu دیش, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Ancestry of “بنگلہ دیش”, step by step

بنگلہ دیش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu دیش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduدیشcountry, nation; place, region, territory,...
2Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Urdu بنگلہ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UrduبنگلہBengali, of or relating to Bengal
2BengaliবাংলাBengali, Bangla; related to Bengal, the Bengali...
3Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালাBengal
4Sanskritवङ्गाल—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →