Where does “ահազանգ” come from?
ահազանգ (Armenian) comes from Armenian զանգ, from Middle Armenian զանկ, from Persian زنگ, from Sanskrit जङ्घा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s.
ահազանգ (Armenian): alarm; warning, alert
Ancestry of “ահազանգ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | զանգ | bell; ring; phonecall |
| 2 | Middle Armenian | զանկ | bell |
| 3 | Persian | زنگ | rust; bell; ring |
| 4 | Sanskrit | जङ्घा | ankle; shank; thigh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰángʰaH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰángʰas | ankle, shank |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ-o-s | — |
Words derived from “ահազանգ”