An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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leg
  ۱) لنگ؛ ۲) ساق  
1) leng (#); 2) sâq (#)
Fr.: jambe  

  1. The part of the body from the top of the → thigh down to the → foot.

    1. Anatomy: The lower limb of a human being between the → knee and the → ankle.

Etymology (EN): M.E., from O.Norse leggr; cognate with Dan. læg, Swed. läg “the calf of the leg.”

Etymology (PE): Leng, related to Mid.Pers. zang “shank, ankle;” Av. zanga-, zənga- “bone of the leg; ankle bone; ankle;” Skt. jánghā- “lower leg;” maybe somehow related to E. → shank.