Where does “खाँग” come from?

खाँग (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit खाड्ग, from Sanskrit खड्ग, from Sanskrit खण्ड् — to divide, break into pieces; to divide, break...

खाँग (Hindi): horn, tusk; talon, claw; spike, thorn

Definitions

  1. horn, tusk; talon, claw; spike, thorn

Ancestry of “खाँग”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritखाड्गcoming from a rhinoceros
2Sanskritखड्गa sword; a large sacrificial knife; a rhinoceros
3Sanskritखण्ड्to divide, break into pieces; to divide, break...
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