Where does “ժանգոտ” come from?

ժանգոտ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ժանգ, from Persian زنگ, from Sanskrit जङ्घा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s.

ժանգոտ (Old Armenian): rusty; filthy, dirty

Definitions

  1. rusty; filthy, dirty

Ancestry of “ժանգոտ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ժանգոտ”

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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