Where does “kanga” come from?

kanga (English) comes from Punjabi ਕੰਘਾ, from Prakrit *𑀓𑀁𑀓𑀳, from Sanskrit *कङ्कश.

kanga (English): A comb, required to be worn at all times by...

Definitions

  1. A comb, required to be worn at all times by...

Ancestry of “kanga”, step by step

kanga traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਕੰਘਾ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਕੰਘਾcomb
2Prakrit*𑀓𑀁𑀓𑀳—
3Sanskrit*कङ्कश—

via English kangaroo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkangarooA member of the Macropodidae family of large...
2Guugu Yimidhirrgangurrularge grey or black kangaroo

via Swahili kanga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikangakanga; guinea fowl
2Proto-Bantunkángàguinea fowl

Words derived from “kanga”

Every word from Sanskrit *कङ्कश →Every word from Prakrit *𑀓𑀁𑀓𑀳 →Every word from Punjabi ਕੰਘਾ →