Where does “langi” come from?

langi (Lingala) comes from Swahili rangi, from Persian رنج, from Persian رنگ, from Middle Persian lng, from Proto-Iranian ra(n)ǰ- — to colour, dye.

langi (Lingala): color

Definitions

  1. color

Ancestry of “langi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilirangicolour, pigment
2Persianرنجpain, toil, trouble
3Persianرنگcolor
4Middle Persianlngcolor
5Proto-Iranianra(n)ǰ-to colour, dye
Every word from Proto-Iranian ra(n)ǰ- →Every word from Middle Persian lng →Every word from Persian رنگ →