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Where does “liṅga” come from?

liṅga (Pali) comes from Sanskrit लिङ्ग — mark, spot, sign, token, badge, emblem,...

Ancestry of “liṅga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलिङ्गmark, spot, sign, token, badge, emblem,...
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