Where does “erangi” come from?

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

erangi (Tooro): color

Definitions

  1. color

Ancestry of “erangi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilirangicolour, pigment
2Persianرنجpain, toil, trouble
3Persianرنگcolor
4Middle Persianlngcolor
5Proto-Iranianra(n)ǰ-to colour, dye
Every word from Proto-Iranian ra(n)ǰ-Every word from Middle Persian lngEvery word from Persian رنگ
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