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

Definitions

  1. the liver

Ancestry of “žạ́ŋgu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयकृत्the liver
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*yákr̥liver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyókʷr̥liver
4Proto-Indo-European-r̥Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yókʷr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yákr̥ →