Where does “नांगर” come from?

नांगर (Marathi) comes from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

नांगर (Marathi): plough

Definitions

  1. plough

Ancestry of “नांगर”, step by step

नांगर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dravidian dra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dravidiandra—
2Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

via Sanskrit लाङ्गल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलाङ्गलplough
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →