Where does “ժանգոտ” come from?

ժանգոտ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ժանգոտ, from Old Armenian ժանգ, from Persian زنگ, from Sanskrit जङ्घा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s.

ժանգոտ (Armenian): rusty; gloomy; squeaky

Definitions

  1. rusty; gloomy; squeaky

Ancestry of “ժանգոտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianժանգոտrusty; filthy, dirty
2Old Armenianժանգrust; moss; rust, rubigo
3Persianزنگrust; bell; ring
4Sanskritजङ्घाankle; shank; thigh
5Proto-Indo-AryanźʰángʰaH—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰángʰasankle, shank
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-o-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH →