English
angarkha
Angarkha comes from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔 ‘protecting the body’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- ‘curve, bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eng-‘curve, bend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hángasreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEअङ्ग॑áṅga
- Prakritmodern𑀅𑀁𑀕aṃga‘body’
- Prakrit, derivedmodern𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔rakkha
- Prakrit, derivedmodern𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔aṃgarakkha‘protecting the body’
- Hindic. 1500–presentअँगरखाaṅgarkhā
- Englishearliest quotation 1997angarkha
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eng-‘curve, bend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hángasreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEअङ्ग॑áṅga
- Prakritmodern𑀅𑀁𑀕aṃga‘body’
- Prakrit, derivedmodern𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔rakkha
- Prakrit, derivedmodern𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔aṃgarakkha‘protecting the body’
- Hindic. 1500–presentअँगरखाaṅgarkhā
- Englishearliest quotation 1997angarkha
Earliest quotation: 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold: “I didn't need her to take my shoes off…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- ‘curve, bend’
Today it means
noun A traditional outer upper garment worn by men, tied using strings in place of buttons.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- / angarkha