Where does “رنج” come from?

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

رنج (Persian): pain, toil, trouble

Definitions

  1. pain, toil, trouble

Ancestry of “رنج”, step by step

رنج traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian رنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianرنگcolor
2Middle Persianlngcolor
3Proto-Iranianra(n)ǰ-to colour, dye

via Sanskrit रञ्ज्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरञ्ज्to redden; to dye or color
2Proto-Indo-European*(s)reg-—

Words derived from “رنج”

Every word from Proto-Iranian ra(n)ǰ- →Every word from Middle Persian lng →Every word from Persian رنگ →