Where does “गञ्ज” come from?

गञ्ज (Sanskrit) comes from Persian گنج, from Pahlavi ganǰ, from Old Median ganzah — treasure.

गञ्ज (Sanskrit): disrespect

Definitions

  1. disrespect

Ancestry of “गञ्ज”, step by step

गञ्ज traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian گنج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگنجtreasure; store; granary
2Pahlaviganǰ—
3Old Medianganzahtreasure

via Proto-Indo-European ganǵ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanganǵ-to mock, insult

Words derived from “गञ्ज”

Every word from Old Median ganzah →Every word from Pahlavi ganǰ →Every word from Persian گنج →