Where does “agar” come from?

agar (Czech) comes from Malay agar, from Sanskrit अग्र, from Sanskrit अङ्ग्, from Sanskrit इङ्ग् — to agitate.

agar (Czech): agar material obtained from the marine algae

Definitions

  1. agar material obtained from the marine algae

Ancestry of “agar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayagarso that in order to
2Sanskritअग्रforemost, anterior, first, prominent, projecting,...
3Sanskritअङ्ग्to go
4Sanskritइङ्ग्to agitate
Every word from Sanskrit इङ्ग् →Every word from Sanskrit अङ्ग् →Every word from Sanskrit अग्र →