Where does “jàngale” come from?

jàngale (Wolof) comes from Wolof jàngal, from Thai Jang, from Malay jangan, from Classical Malay جاڠن, from Old Malay jāṅan, from Proto-Malayic *jaŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaŋan — a handspan.

jàngale (Wolof): to teach (sth)

Definitions

  1. to teach (sth)

Ancestry of “jàngale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Wolofjàngalto teach sb (sth)
2ThaiJang—
3Malayjangandon't do not; marks the negative imperative
4Classical Malayجاڠن—
5Old Malayjāṅan—
6Proto-Malayic*jaŋan—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzaŋana handspan

Words derived from “jàngale”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaŋan →Every word from Proto-Malayic *jaŋan →Every word from Old Malay jāṅan →