Where does “तरंग” come from?

तरंग (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit तरंग, from Sanskrit तॄ, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

तरंग (Hindi): wave, ripple; wave; caprice, impulse

Definitions

  1. wave, ripple; wave; caprice, impulse

Ancestry of “तरंग”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतरंगsurf; wave
2Sanskritतॄto pass
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit तॄ →Every word from Sanskrit तरंग →