Bangla Desh

From: Joachim Pense <snob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:46:45 +0100

The "Desh" in "Bangla Desh" looks like the Sanskrit word "Desha"
'country'. Is it borrowed from Sanskrit into Bengali, or is it
inherited from that word?

Is it unusual to have a Sanskrit loanword in the language of a Muslim
Society, even prominently in the name of the nation?

Joachim
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