𑀚𑀁𑀖𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰángʰas
    Sanskrit जङ्घा॑ (jáṅghā)
    Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀖𑀸 (jaṃghā)

    Inherited from Sanskrit जङ्घा॑ (jáṅghā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰángʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- + *-os.

    Noun

    𑀚𑀁𑀖𑀸 (jaṃghā) f (Devanagari जंघा) [1][2]

    1. shank (part of the leg between the knee and ankle)

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Kumaoni: जाङ (jāṅ)
      • Nepali: जांघ (jāṅgha), जाङ (jāṅ)
      • Western Pahari:
        • Bhadrawahi: झङ्ग (jhaṅg)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਜੰਘ (jaṅgh)
        Shahmukhi script: جَنگھ (jangh)
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic script: ڄَنگههَ (j̄aṅgha)
        Devanagari script: ॼंघ (j̄aṅgha)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “जंघा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jáṅghā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 280
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