Where does “गङ्गा” come from?
गङ्गा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit गम्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
गङ्गा (Sanskrit): the Ganga; Ganges
Ancestry of “गङ्गा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | गम् | to go, move, come |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
Words derived from “गङ्गा”