Where does “لنگ” come from?

لنگ (Urdu) comes from Prakrit 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕, from Sanskrit लिङ्ग — mark, spot, sign, token, badge, emblem,...

لنگ (Urdu): mark, sign; gender; phallus

Definitions

  1. mark, sign; gender; phallus

Ancestry of “لنگ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕sign, mark
2Sanskritलिङ्गmark, spot, sign, token, badge, emblem,...
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