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

Definitions

  1. alarm; warning, alert

Ancestry of “ահազանգ”, step by step

ահազանգ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian զանգ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianզանգbell; ring; phonecall
2Middle Armenianզանկbell
3Persianزنگrust; bell; ring
4Sanskritजङ्घाankle; shank; thigh
5Proto-Indo-AryanźʰángʰaH—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰángʰasankle, shank
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-o-s—

via Armenian ահ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianահfear, fright; dread, terror; anxiety
2Old Armenianահfear, dread, fright, terror
3Old Armenianարհ—

Words derived from “ահազանգ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH →