Where does “رنگ” come from?

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

رنگ (Ottoman Turkish): color

Definitions

  1. color

Ancestry of “رنگ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianرنگcolor
2Middle Persianlngcolor
3Proto-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 →
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