Where does “Ganga” come from?
Ganga derives from Sanskrit गङ्गा, related to Sanskrit गच्छति meaning "goes," from Proto-Indo-Aryan gaśćáti, Proto-Indo-Iranian gasćáti, and Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥sḱéti, ultimately from the root gʷem-.
Ganga (English): The river Ganges, especially as a deity
Definitions
- The river Ganges, especially as a deity
Ancestry of “Ganga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ganga | sandgrouse |
| 2 | Catalan | ganga | sandgrouse |
| 3 | French | gangue | gangue |
| 4 | German | gang | obsolete form of geh, second-person imperative... |
| 5 | English | gang | To go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;... |
| 6 | Middle English | gang | going |
| 7 | Old English | gang | going, walking; path; gait |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |