Where does “ջինջ” come from?

ջինջ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ջնջեմ, from Old Armenian ջինջեմ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰényeti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

ջինջ (Old Armenian): clean

Definitions

  1. clean

Ancestry of “ջինջ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianջնջեմto efface, wipe clean; to annihilate, destroy
2Old Armenianջինջեմ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰényeti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “ջինջ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰényeti →