Where does “ceng” come from?
ceng (Kurdish) comes from Persian جنگ, from Hindi जंग, from Persian زنگ, from Sanskrit जङ्घा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s.
ceng (Kurdish): war
Ancestry of “ceng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | جنگ | war; junk; anthology |
| 2 | Hindi | जंग | war, battle |
| 3 | Persian | زنگ | rust; bell; ring |
| 4 | Sanskrit | जङ्घा | ankle; shank; thigh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰángʰaH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰángʰas | ankle, shank |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ-o-s | — |