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Where does “जांग” come from?

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

जांग (Konkani): thigh

Definitions

  1. thigh

Ancestry of “जांग”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजङ्घाankle; shank; thigh
2Proto-Indo-AryanźʰángʰaH—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰángʰasankle, shank
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-o-s—
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