Where does “ਵਿਅੰਗ” come from?

ਵਿਅੰਗ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग्य, from Sanskrit अङ्ग्य, from Sanskrit अङ्ग, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

ਵਿਅੰਗ (Punjabi): sarcasm, irony

Definitions

  1. sarcasm, irony

Ancestry of “ਵਿਅੰਗ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritव्यङ्ग्यsuggestion, innuendo
2Sanskritअङ्ग्यbelonging to the limbs
3Sanskritअङ्गa limb of the body; a limb, member; the body
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- →Every word from Sanskrit अङ्ग →Every word from Sanskrit अङ्ग्य →