Where does “लँगोटी” come from?

लँगोटी (Hindi) comes from Middle Hindi लँगोट, from Sanskrit लङ्गुट.

लँगोटी (Hindi): loincloth

Definitions

  1. loincloth

Ancestry of “लँगोटी”, step by step

लँगोटी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Hindi लँगोट

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Hindiलँगोट—
2Sanskritलङ्गुट—

via Hindi ई

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiईthe fourth vowel in Hindi
Every word from Sanskrit लङ्गुट →Every word from Middle Hindi लँगोट →