Where does “Zanj” come from?
Zanj (English) comes from Arabic زَنْج, from Persian زنگ, from Sanskrit जङ्घा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s.
Zanj (English): One of the Bantu-speaking inhabitants of this...
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- One of the Bantu-speaking inhabitants of this...
Ancestry of “Zanj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | زَنْج | The East African coastlands; Zanj |
| 2 | Persian | زنگ | rust; bell; ring |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जङ्घा | ankle; shank; thigh |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰángʰaH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰángʰas | ankle, shank |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ-o-s | — |