Where does “lengj” come from?

lengj (Hungarian) comes from Proto-Indo-European leng-, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

Ancestry of “lengj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleng-to swing, to flap
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leng-