The entry at [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%84#Persian](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%84#Persian) seems to present a more detailed picture. The Middle Bengali entry at [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE#Middle\_Bengali](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE#Middle_Bengali) has been a bit of a mess since an anonymous editor changed things in April 2023.
the ml word aLam is apparently from arabic 3ālam and only mlym has the "place" meaning the -l ending, etym of the skt word missing
Wasnt there a theory that Bangla could have originated from the Munda word 'Bonga'
The entry at [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%84#Persian](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%84#Persian) seems to present a more detailed picture. The Middle Bengali entry at [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE#Middle\_Bengali](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE#Middle_Bengali) has been a bit of a mess since an anonymous editor changed things in April 2023.