Where does “ջինջ” come from?

ջինջ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ջինջ, from Old Armenian ջնջեմ, from Old Armenian ջինջեմ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰényeti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

ջինջ (Armenian): clear, transparent, limpid; clean, pure

Definitions

  1. clear, transparent, limpid; clean, pure

Ancestry of “ջինջ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianջինջclean
2Old Armenianջնջեմto efface, wipe clean; to annihilate, destroy
3Old Armenianջինջեմ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰényeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰényeti →