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Where does “ջնջոց” come from?

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

ջնջոց (Armenian): cloth, rag

Definitions

  1. cloth, rag

Ancestry of “ջնջոց”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianջնջոցduster, rubbing-cloth, rubber; purification;...
2Old Armenianջնջեմto efface, wipe clean; to annihilate, destroy
3Old Armenianջինջեմ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰényeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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