Where does “ջնեմ” come from?
ջնեմ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ջինեմ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰénti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
ջնեմ (Old Armenian): to beat
Ancestry of “ջնեմ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ջինեմ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰénti | to be striking down, killing, slaying |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |