Where does “ਲਗ” come from?

ਲਗ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਲੱਗਣਾ, from Sanskrit लग्यति, from Sanskrit लग्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂gʷ- — to seize, take; to take, seize.

ਲਗ (Punjabi): vowel diacritic, matra

Definitions

  1. vowel diacritic, matra

Ancestry of “ਲਗ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਲੱਗਣਾto touch
2Sanskritलग्यतिadheres, sticks, clings or attaches one's self to
3Sanskritलग्to attach, stick to, cling
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂gʷ-to seize, take; to take, seize

Words derived from “ਲਗ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂gʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit लग् →Every word from Sanskrit लग्यति →