अङ्ग्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

A later development from इङ्ग् (iṅg) (when dissimilated to अङ्गयति (aṅgayati) before पलि- (pali-) and वि- (vi-)), itself related to एज् (ej).

Pronunciation

Root

अङ्ग् • (aṅg)

  1. to go

Derived terms

  • अङ्गति (aṅgati, to go)
  • अङ्गन (aṅgana)
  • अङ्गयति (aṅgayati, to mark)
  • पल्यङ्ग् (palyaṅg)

References

  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “IṄG”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 186:zur sekundären Entstehung der „Wurzel“ aṅg
  • Gotō, Toshifumi (1987) “note 81”, in Die „I. Präsensklasse“ im Vedischen (in German), Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, page 108