Where does “सङ्घ” come from?

सङ्घ (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit हन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰʰan-.

सङ्घ (Sanskrit): assembly; association; group

Definitions

  1. assembly; association; group

Ancestry of “सङ्घ”, step by step

सङ्घ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit हन्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहन्killing, striking, slaying; to strike, beat; to...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianǰʰan-—

via Sanskrit सं

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसं—

Words derived from “सङ्घ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰʰan- →Every word from Sanskrit हन् →