Where does “ნახშირჟანგი” come from?

ნახშირჟანგი (Georgian) 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.

ნახშირჟანგი (Georgian): carbon monoxide, CO

Definitions

  1. carbon monoxide, CO

Ancestry of “ნახშირჟანგი”, step by step

ნახშირჟანგი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ჟანგი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianჟანგიrust
2Persianزنگrust; bell; ring
3Sanskritजङ्घाankle; shank; thigh
4Proto-Indo-AryanźʰángʰaH—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰángʰasankle, shank
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-o-s—

via Georgian ნახშირი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianნახშირიcoal; carbon
2Old Georgianნაჴშირიcoal
3Proto-Georgian-Zanna-qšir-coal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH →