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
Ancestry of “ջնջոց”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ջնջոց | duster, rubbing-cloth, rubber; purification;... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ջնջեմ | to efface, wipe clean; to annihilate, destroy |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ջինջեմ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰényeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |