Where does “الكنك” come from?

الكنك (Arabic) comes from Classical Persian گَنْگ, from Sanskrit गङ्गा, from Sanskrit गम्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

الكنك (Arabic): the Ganges

Definitions

  1. the Ganges

Ancestry of “الكنك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianگَنْگ—
2Sanskritगङ्गाthe Ganga; Ganges
3Sanskritगम्to go, move, come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Sanskrit गम् →Every word from Sanskrit गङ्गा →