Where does “رنگ” come from?

رنگ (Chagatai) comes from Classical Persian رَنْگ, from Middle Persian lng, from Proto-Iranian ra(n)ǰ- — to colour, dye.

رنگ (Chagatai): colour

Definitions

  1. colour

Ancestry of “رنگ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianرَنْگ—
2Middle Persianlngcolor
3Proto-Iranianra(n)ǰ-to colour, dye
Every word from Proto-Iranian ra(n)ǰ- →Every word from Middle Persian lng →Every word from Classical Persian رَنْگ →