Where does “भूयंग” come from?

भूयंग (Old Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit भुजङ्ग, from Sanskrit अङ्ग, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

भूयंग (Old Gujarati): serpent, snake

Definitions

  1. serpent, snake

Ancestry of “भूयंग”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभुजङ्गa serpent, snake; a mythical serpent-demon
2Sanskritअङ्गa limb of the body; a limb, member; the body
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- →Every word from Sanskrit अङ्ग →Every word from Sanskrit भुजङ्ग →