Etymology

angarkha

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Today it means: A traditional outer upper garment worn by men, tied using strings in place of buttons. Full definition →

Hindi अँगरखा (aṅgarkhā) ← Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔 (aṃgarakkha) ← Sanskrit अङ्ग॑ (áṅga)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eng-
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hángas
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryan*Hángas
  4. Sanskritअङ्ग॑ (áṅga)
  5. Prakrit𑀅𑀁𑀕 (aṃga)
  6. Prakrit𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔 (rakkha)
  7. Prakrit𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔 (aṃgarakkha)
  8. Hindiअँगरखा (aṅgarkhā)
  9. English todayangarkha

Borrowed from Hindi अँगरखा (aṅgarkhā), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔 (aṃgarakkha), from 𑀅𑀁𑀕 (aṃga) + 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔 (rakkha).

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