Where does “tanga” come from?
tanga (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *tangu, from Proto-Germanic tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.
Ancestry of “tanga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *tangu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tangō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |
Words derived from “tanga”