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...

Definitions

  1. One of the Bantu-speaking inhabitants of this...

Ancestry of “Zanj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicزَنْجThe East African coastlands; Zanj
2Persianزنگrust; bell; ring
3Sanskritजङ्घाankle; shank; thigh
4Proto-Indo-AryanźʰángʰaH—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰángʰasankle, shank
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-o-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH →