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Where does “ਲੰਗਰ” come from?

ਲੰਗਰ (Punjabi) comes from Persian لنگر, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.

ਲੰਗਰ (Punjabi): langar; kitchen; anchor

Definitions

  1. langar; kitchen; anchor

Ancestry of “ਲੰਗਰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianلنگرanchor
2Ancient GreekἌγκυρα—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “ਲੰਗਰ”

  • langar
  • लंगर
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