Where does “लंगोटी” come from?

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

लंगोटी (Hindi): loincloth

Definitions

  1. loincloth

Ancestry of “लंगोटी”, step by step

लंगोटी 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

Words derived from “लंगोटी”

Every word from Sanskrit लङ्गुट →Every word from Middle Hindi लँगोट →