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Where does “الغانج” come from?

الغانج (Arabic) comes from French Gange, from Latin Gangēs, from Ancient Greek Γάγγης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “الغانج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchGange—
2LatinGangēs—
3Ancient GreekΓάγγηςGanges
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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