Where does “ਜੰਗੀ” come from?

ਜੰਗੀ (Punjabi) comes from Persian جنگی, 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.

ਜੰਗੀ (Punjabi): war; warlike, martial, military

Definitions

  1. war; warlike, martial, military

Ancestry of “ਜੰਗੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجنگیwarlike; military; martial
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 →