Where does “جنگ” come from?
جنگ (Baluchi) comes from Proto-Iranian ǰántī, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰʰánti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰénti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
جنگ (Baluchi): war; to hit
Ancestry of “جنگ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | ǰántī | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰʰánti | to strike, slay, kill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰénti | to be striking down, killing, slaying |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |