Where does “अङ्गुष्ठिका” come from?
अङ्गुष्ठिका (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अङ्गुष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hangúṣṭʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hangúštʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
Ancestry of “अङ्गुष्ठिका”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अङ्गुष्ठ | thumb; big toe, hallux |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hangúṣṭʰas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hangúštʰas | thumb; big toe; finger |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |