Where does “جنگجویی” come from?

جنگجویی (Persian) comes from Persian جنگجو, 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.

جنگجویی (Persian): combativeness; belligerence; militance

Definitions

  1. combativeness; belligerence; militance

Ancestry of “جنگجویی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجنگجوwarrior; militant; belligerent, quarrelsome
2Persianجنگwar; junk; anthology
3Hindiजंगwar, battle
4Persianزنگrust; bell; ring
5Sanskritजङ्घाankle; shank; thigh
6Proto-Indo-AryanźʰángʰaH—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰángʰasankle, shank
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-o-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH →