How popular is Gemma? Gemma is a very popular first name for females (#1711 out of 4276, Top 40%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#28049 out of 150436, Top 19%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Chomsky and Gould hypothesize that language may have evolved simply because the physical structure of the brain evolved, or because cognitive structures that were used for things like tool making or rule learning were also good for complex communication.
Roots of the language: Bengali evolved under similar circumstances to the Hindi of neighboring India, but it did not see as much influence from Middle Eastern languages. Like many related languages, it descends from the ancient tongue of Sanskrit, although it is also heavily influenced by even older languages like Pali.