Where does “Ганг” come from?

Ганг (Russian) comes from Classical Persian گَنْگ, from Sanskrit गङ्गा, from Sanskrit गम्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

Ancestry of “Ганг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianگَنْگ
2Sanskritगङ्गाthe Ganga; Ganges
3Sanskritगम्to go, move, come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Sanskrit गम्Every word from Sanskrit गङ्गा
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