Where does “கங்கை” come from?

கங்கை (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit गङ्गा, from Sanskrit गम्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

கங்கை (Tamil): a river (in general sense)

Definitions

  1. a river (in general sense)

Ancestry of “கங்கை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगङ्गाthe Ganga; Ganges
2Sanskritगम्to go, move, come
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “கங்கை”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Sanskrit गम् →Every word from Sanskrit गङ्गा →