Where does “ժանր” come from?

ժանր (Armenian) comes from Russian жанр, from French genré, from Old French gendre, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ժանր (Armenian): genre

Definitions

  1. genre

Ancestry of “ժանր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжанрgenre
2Frenchgenrégenric
3Old Frenchgendreson-in-law
4Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
5Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os →Every word from Proto-Italic genos →