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
- cannabis, especially as used in the Indian...
Ancestry of “bhang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | भञ्ज् | to break, shatter, split etc; to break into, make... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भ्रज् | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreg- | to break |