Where does “rangi” come from?

rangi (Swahili) comes from Persian رنج, from Persian رنگ, from Middle Persian lng, from Proto-Iranian ra(n)ǰ- — to colour, dye.

rangi (Swahili): colour, pigment

Definitions

  1. colour, pigment

Ancestry of “rangi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianرنجpain, toil, trouble
2Persianرنگcolor
3Middle Persianlngcolor
4Proto-Iranianra(n)ǰ-to colour, dye

Words derived from “rangi”

Every word from Proto-Iranian ra(n)ǰ- →Every word from Middle Persian lng →Every word from Persian رنگ →