Where does “جنگجو” come from?

جنگجو (Persian) comes 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.

جنگجو (Persian): warrior; militant; belligerent, quarrelsome

Definitions

  1. warrior; militant; belligerent, quarrelsome

Ancestry of “جنگجو”, step by step

جنگجو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian جنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجنگwar; junk; anthology
2Hindiजंगwar, battle
3Persianزنگrust; bell; ring
4Sanskritजङ्घाankle; shank; thigh
5Proto-Indo-AryanźʰángʰaH—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰángʰasankle, shank
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-o-s—

via Persian ـجو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـجو—

Words derived from “جنگجو”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH →