Tadbhavas in Bengali (Inherited Indo-Aryan vocabulary) (16%)
Tatsamas in Bengali (Direct borrowings from Sanskrit) (40%)
Native Words (Indigenous, "Desi" words) (16%)
Foreign Loanwords (words originating from Persian, Turkish, Arabic, English, Portuguese, etc.) (28%)
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Bengali (বাংলা Bangla) is one of the Eastern Indo-Aryan languages, which evolved from Magadhi Prakrit, native to the eastern Indian subcontinent.[1] The core of Bengali vocabulary is thus etymologically of Magadhi Prakrit origin, with significant ancient borrowings from the older substrate language(s) of the region. However, in medieval times, more borrowings have occurred, from Sanskrit, Arabic, Classical Persian, Turkish and other languages has led to the adoption of a wide range of words with foreign origins; thus making the origins of borrowed words in the Bengali vocabulary numerous and diverse, due to centuries of contact with various languages.
- ^ "India - Magadhan ascendancy". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 February 2019.