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

to teach (sth)

Ancestry of “jàngale”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Wolof	jàngal	to teach sb (sth)
2	Thai	Jang	—
3	Malay	jangan	don't do not; marks the negative imperative
4	Classical Malay	جاڠن	—
5	Old Malay	jāṅan	—
6	Proto-Malayic	*jaŋan	—
7	Proto-Malayo-Polynesian	zaŋan	a handspan

Words derived from “jàngale”

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