Where does “əʒən” come from?
əʒən (Proto-Tungusic) comes from Proto-Mongolic ejen, from English agent, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
Ancestry of “əʒən”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Mongolic | ejen | owner, possessor, master |
| 2 | English | agent | One who exerts power, or has the power to act;... |
| 3 | Latin | agēns | doing, acting, making |
| 4 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |