Where does “ჟანგ” come from?

ჟანგ (Bats) comes from Georgian ჟანგი, from Persian زنگ, from Sanskrit जङ्घा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s.

ჟანგ (Bats): rust

Definitions

  1. rust

Ancestry of “ჟანგ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianჟანგიrust
2Persianزنگrust; bell; ring
3Sanskritजङ्घाankle; shank; thigh
4Proto-Indo-AryanźʰángʰaH—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰángʰasankle, shank
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-o-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH →