Where does “جنك” come from?

جنك (Old Anatolian Turkish) 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.

جنك (Old Anatolian Turkish): war

Definitions

  1. war

Ancestry of “جنك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجنگwar; junk; anthology
2Hindiजंगwar, battle
3Persianزنگrust; bell; ring
4Sanskritजङ्घाankle; shank; thigh
5Proto-Indo-AryanźʰángʰaH—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰángʰasankle, shank
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-o-s—

Words derived from “جنك”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH →
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