𐫋𐫗𐫗𐫃

Middle Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-der.
Middle Persian 𐫋𐫗𐫗𐫃

    Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step, walk”). Compare Vedic Sanskrit जंहस् (jaṃhas, “moving; course”).

    Noun

    𐫋𐫗𐫗𐫃 • (jnng)

    1. struggle
    2. fight

    Descendants

    • Classical Persian: جَنْگ (jang)
      Iranian Persian: جنگ (jang)
      Tajik: ҷанг (jang)

    References

    • Nourai, Ali (2011), An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 157
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