Where does “वांकानेर” come from?

वांकानेर (Hindi) comes from Gujarati વાંકાનેર, from Gujarati વાંકું, from Sanskrit वक्र, from Sanskrit वक्.

Ancestry of “वांकानेर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiવાંકાનેર—
2Gujaratiવાંકુંto be crooked, bent, askew, wayward; to be...
3Sanskritवक्रcrooked, curved, bent, tortuous, twisted, wry,...
4Sanskritवक्—
Every word from Sanskrit वक् →Every word from Sanskrit वक्र →Every word from Gujarati વાંકું →