Where does “bhang” come from?

bhang (English) comes from Sanskrit भञ्ज्, from Sanskrit भ्रज्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreg- — to break.

bhang (English): cannabis, especially as used in the Indian...

Definitions

  1. cannabis, especially as used in the Indian...

Ancestry of “bhang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभञ्ज्to break, shatter, split etc; to break into, make...
2Sanskritभ्रज्—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreg- →Every word from Sanskrit भ्रज् →Every word from Sanskrit भञ्ज् →
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