Where does “जग” come from?

जग (Hindi) comes from Persian زنگ, from Sanskrit जङ्घा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s.

जग (Hindi): world, earth, universe

Definitions

  1. world, earth, universe

Ancestry of “जग”, step by step

जग traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزنگrust; bell; ring
2Sanskritजङ्घाankle; shank; thigh
3Proto-Indo-AryanźʰángʰaH—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰángʰasankle, shank
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-o-s—

via Sanskrit युग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयुगyoke, team; pair, couple, brace; a race of men,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianyugámyoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “जग”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH →