Where does “تنگ” come from?

تنگ (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian تنگ.

تنگ (Urdu): tight, narrow; troubled, distressed, vexed;...

Definitions

  1. tight, narrow; troubled, distressed, vexed;...

Ancestry of “تنگ”, step by step

تنگ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian تنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianتنگ—

via Classical Persian تَنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianتَنگ—

Words derived from “تنگ”

Every word from Classical Persian تنگ →