English
langar
Langar comes from Classical Persian لنگر ‘public eating-place attached to Sufi shrine’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἄγκῡρα.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγκῡρα
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentلنگرlangar‘public eating-place attached to Sufi shrine’
- Hindic. 1500–presentलंगरlaṅgar
- Englishearliest quotation 2016langar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγκῡρα
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentلنگرlangar‘public eating-place attached to Sufi shrine’
- Hindic. 1500–presentलंगरlaṅgar
- Englishearliest quotation 2016langar
Earliest quotation: 2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations: “While many hungry people go to the langars in…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἄγκῡρα
Today it means
noun A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen run by a Sikh community and serving free food.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄγκῡρα / langar