Where does “kangas” come from?
kangas (English) comes from English kanga, from Punjabi ਕੰਘਾ, from Prakrit *𑀓𑀁𑀓𑀳, from Sanskrit *कङ्कश.
kangas (English): plural of kanga
Ancestry of “kangas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | kanga | A comb, required to be worn at all times by... |
| 2 | Punjabi | ਕੰਘਾ | — |
| 3 | Prakrit | *𑀓𑀁𑀓𑀳 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | *कङ्कश | — |