Surname · also Punjabi
Qanungo
“an expounder of law”
Qanungo is a surname from Punjabi, ultimately from Classical Persian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Qanungo goes back to a word meaning “an expounder of law.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Qanungo comes from Punjabi, and ultimately from Classical Persian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
A transliteration of Punjabi ਕ਼ਾਨੂੰਗੋ, a transliteration of Urdu قَانُون گو, a transliteration of Hindi क़ानूनगो, a transliteration of Sindhi قانُون گو, a transliteration of Gujarati કાનૂગો, a transliteration of Marwari कानूंगौ, a transliteration of Maithili कानूनगो.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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