English
Kalinga
Kalinga comes from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग ‘an inhabitant of कलिङ्ग साह् (kaliṅga sāh)’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकलिङ्गkaliṅga‘an inhabitant of कलिङ्ग साह् (kaliṅga sāh)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1872Kalinga
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकलिङ्गkaliṅga‘an inhabitant of कलिङ्ग साह् (kaliṅga sāh)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1872Kalinga
Earliest quotation: 1872, William Wilson Hunter, Smith: “The name Kalinga is applied more distinctively to the…”
Every English word from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग
Today it means
name A historical region in modern Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, in eastern India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit कलिङ्ग / Kalinga