Where does “جنك” come from?

جنك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish جنك, 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 (Ottoman Turkish): battle, war

Definitions

  1. battle, war

Ancestry of “جنك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishجنكwar
2Persianجنگwar; junk; anthology
3Hindiजंगwar, battle
4Persianزنگrust; bell; ring
5Sanskritजङ्घाankle; shank; thigh
6Proto-Indo-AryanźʰángʰaH—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰángʰasankle, shank
8Proto-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 →