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-1‘curve, bend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hángas1reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*Hángas1reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEअङ्ग॑1áṅga
- Prakritmodern𑀅𑀁𑀕1aṃga‘body’
- Prakritmodern𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔1rakkha
- Prakritmodern𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔1aṃgarakkha‘protecting the body’
- Hindic. 1500–presentअँगरखा1aṅgarkhā
- Englishearliest quotation 1997angarkha1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English angarkha
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold: “I didn't need her to take my shoes off…”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eng-Wiktionary, English angarkha‘curve, bend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*HángasWiktionary, English angarkhareconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*HángasWiktionary, English angarkhareconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEअङ्ग॑Wiktionary, English angarkhaáṅga
- Prakritmodern𑀅𑀁𑀕Wiktionary, English angarkhaaṃga‘body’
- Prakritmodern𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔Wiktionary, English angarkharakkha
- Prakritmodern𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔Wiktionary, English angarkhaaṃgarakkha‘protecting the body’
- Hindic. 1500–presentअँगरखाWiktionary, English angarkhaaṅgarkhā
- Englishearliest quotation 1997angarkhaWiktionary, English angarkha. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 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.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “angarkha”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- / angarkha