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
- thigh
Ancestry of “जांग”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | जङ्घा | ankle; shank; thigh |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰángʰaH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰángʰas | ankle, shank |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ-o-s | — |