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Where does “রংধনু” come from?

রংধনু (Bengali) comes from Bengali রং, from Sanskrit रङ्ग, from Sanskrit रञ्ज्, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg-.

রংধনু (Bengali): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “রংধনু”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliরংcolor
2Sanskritरङ्गcolour, paint, dye, hue; the nasal modification...
3Sanskritरञ्ज्to redden; to dye or color
4Proto-Indo-European*(s)reg-—
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