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

Definitions

  1. plural of kanga

Ancestry of “kangas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkangaA comb, required to be worn at all times by...
2Punjabiਕੰਘਾcomb
3Prakrit*𑀓𑀁𑀓𑀳—
4Sanskrit*कङ्कश—
Every word from Sanskrit *कङ्कश →Every word from Prakrit *𑀓𑀁𑀓𑀳 →Every word from Punjabi ਕੰਘਾ →