Where does “raŋ” come from?

raŋ (Kalasha) comes from Persian رنگ, from Middle Persian lng, from Proto-Iranian ra(n)ǰ- — to colour, dye.

raŋ (Kalasha): colour

Definitions

  1. colour

Ancestry of “raŋ”, step by step

raŋ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian رنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianرنگcolor
2Middle Persianlngcolor
3Proto-Iranianra(n)ǰ-to colour, dye

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-m-raŋ ~ s-raŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetan*k-m-raŋ ~ s-raŋhorse

Words derived from “raŋ”

Every word from Proto-Iranian ra(n)ǰ- →Every word from Middle Persian lng →Every word from Persian رنگ →