Where does “ئەنگوست” come from?

ئەنگوست (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian *Hangúštah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hangúštʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

ئەنگوست (Central Kurdish): finger

Definitions

  1. finger

Ancestry of “ئەنگوست”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*Hangúštah—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHangúštʰasthumb; big toe; finger
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend

Words derived from “ئەنگوست”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hangúštʰas →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hangúštah →