Where does “žạ́ŋgu” come from?
žạ́ŋgu (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit यकृत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yákr̥, from Proto-Indo-European yókʷr̥, from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ — Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns.
žạ́ŋgu (Kalasha): the liver
Ancestry of “žạ́ŋgu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | यकृत् | the liver |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *yákr̥ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yókʷr̥ | liver |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -r̥ | Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns |