Where does “ज़ंग” come from?

ज़ंग (Kashmiri) comes from Sanskrit जङ्घा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s.

ज़ंग (Kashmiri): leg

Definitions

  1. leg

Ancestry of “ज़ंग”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजङ्घाankle; shank; thigh
2Proto-Indo-AryanźʰángʰaH—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰángʰasankle, shank
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-o-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH →