Where does “prang” come from?

prang (English) comes from Khmer ប្រាង្គ, from Pali aṅga, from Sanskrit अङ्ग, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

prang (English): An aeroplane crash; A bombing raid; An accident...

Definitions

  1. An aeroplane crash; A bombing raid; An accident...

Ancestry of “prang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerប្រាង្គtower; stupa
2Paliaṅgamember, body part
3Sanskritअङ्गa limb of the body; a limb, member; the body
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- →Every word from Sanskrit अङ्ग →Every word from Pali aṅga →
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