Where does “سنگھ” come from?

سنگھ (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.

سنگھ (Urdu): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “سنگھ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसिंहthe lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryansinźʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansinȷ́ʰáslion
4Proto-Indo-European*sinǵʰós-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás →