Where does “ธุดงค์” come from?

ธุดงค์ (Thai) comes from Pali dhutaṅga, from Pali aṅga, from Sanskrit अङ्ग, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

Ancestry of “ธุดงค์”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidhutaṅgaan ascetic practice
2Paliaṅgamember, body part
3Sanskritअङ्गa limb of the body; a limb, member; the body
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend

Words derived from “ธุดงค์”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- →Every word from Sanskrit अङ्ग →Every word from Pali aṅga →