Where does “लुंगी” come from?

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

लुंगी (Hindi): lungi

Definitions

  1. lungi

Ancestry of “लुंगी”, step by step

लुंगी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Hindi लँगोट

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Hindiलँगोट
2Sanskritलङ्गुट

via Urdu لنگی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduلنگی

Words derived from “लुंगी

Every word from Sanskrit लङ्गुटEvery word from Middle Hindi लँगोट