Where does “زنگ” come from?

زنگ (Persian) comes from Sanskrit जङ्घा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰángʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰángʰas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-o-s.

زنگ (Persian): rust; bell; ring

Definitions

  1. rust; bell; ring

Ancestry of “زنگ”, step by step

زنگ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit जङ्घा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजङ्घाankle; shank; thigh
2Proto-Indo-AryanźʰángʰaH—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰángʰasankle, shank
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-o-s—

via Proto-Indo-European geng-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangeng-lump

Words derived from “زنگ”

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