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Where does “lng” come from?

lng (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian ra(n)ǰ- — to colour, dye.

lng (Middle Persian): color

Definitions

  1. color

Ancestry of “lng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianra(n)ǰ-to colour, dye

Words derived from “lng”

  • renkli
  • renk
  • رنگ
  • rangi
  • rəngləmək
  • rəng
  • ৰং
  • ধোঁৱা ৰং
  • রঙ
  • রংধনু
  • রং
  • رنگ
  • rang
  • renk
  • rangi
  • reňk
  • rang
  • rang
  • rong
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