Where does “जङ्घा” come from?

जङ्घा (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s.

जङ्घा (Sanskrit): ankle; shank; thigh

Definitions

  1. ankle; shank; thigh

Ancestry of “जङ्घा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanźʰángʰaH—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰángʰasankle, shank
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-o-s—

Words derived from “जङ्घा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH →