Where does “տանջ” come from?
տանջ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian տանջեմ, from Persian تنجیدن, from Old Persian tanč-, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
տանջ (Old Armenian): suffering, torment, torture
Definitions
- suffering, torment, torture
Ancestry of “տանջ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | տանջեմ | to torment, to torture, to rack, to afflict, to... |
| 2 | Persian | تنجیدن | to strain; to squeeze; to twist, to roll together |
| 3 | Old Persian | tanč- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tenk- | to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,... |
Words derived from “տանջ”