Where does “હિંગ” come from?

હિંગ (Gujarati) comes from Hindi हींग, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀼, from Sanskrit हिङ्गु, from Proto-Iranian Hángwr̥, from Proto-Iranian Hanguǰatu, from Proto-Iranian Hangwr̥ — extract, resin; resin.

હિંગ (Gujarati): asafoetida

Definitions

  1. asafoetida

Ancestry of “હિંગ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहींगasafoetida
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀼—
3Sanskritहिङ्गुasafoetida; a kind of liquid made from the roots...
4Proto-IranianHángwr̥extract, resin
5Proto-IranianHanguǰatuasafoetida
6Proto-IranianHangwr̥extract, resin; resin
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