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

Definitions

  1. war; to hit

Ancestry of “جنگ”, step by step

جنگ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian ǰántī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianǰántī—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianǰʰántito strike, slay, kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntito be striking down, killing, slaying
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via Classical Persian جَنْگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianجَنْگ—

Words derived from “جنگ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰénti →