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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | گَنْگ | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गङ्गा | the Ganga; Ganges |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गम् | to go, move, come |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |