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
Ancestry of “હિંગ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | हींग | asafoetida |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀼 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हिङ्गु | asafoetida; a kind of liquid made from the roots... |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | Hángwr̥ | extract, resin |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | Hanguǰatu | asafoetida |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | Hangwr̥ | extract, resin; resin |