Etymology

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Today it means: A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen run by a Sikh community and serving free food. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Hindi लंगर ← Punjabi ਲੰਗਰ ← Classical Persian لنگر
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The story

  1. Classical Persian · derived fromلنگر“public eating-place attached to Sufi shrine”
  2. Punjabi · derived fromਲੰਗਰ“public kitchen, almshouse”
  3. Hindi · borrowed fromलंगर
  4. English todaylangar

From Hindi लंगर (laṅgar), Punjabi ਲੰਗਰ (laṅgar, “public kitchen, almshouse”), and their source, Classical Persian لنگر (langar, “public eating-place attached to Sufi shrine”). Doublet of anchor.

Words from the same roots

Punjabiਲੰਗਰ all →

langgar

Classical Persianلنگر all →

langgar

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen run by a Sikh community and serving free food.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.