Where does “rangi” come from?
rangi (Kikuyu) comes from Swahili rangi, from Persian رنج, from Persian رنگ, from Middle Persian lng, from Proto-Iranian ra(n)ǰ- — to colour, dye.
rangi (Kikuyu): colour
Ancestry of “rangi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swahili | rangi | colour, pigment |
| 2 | Persian | رنج | — |
| 3 | Persian | رنگ | color |
| 4 | Middle Persian | lng | color |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | ra(n)ǰ- | to colour, dye |