Where does “ҷанги сард” come from?

ҷанги сард (Tajik) comes from Tajik сард, from Classical Persian سرد, from Middle Persian slt', from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ҷанги сард (Tajik): cold war

Definitions

  1. cold war

Ancestry of “ҷанги сард”, step by step

ҷанги сард traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tajik сард

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tajikсардcold
2Classical Persianسرد—
3Middle Persianslt'cold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Tajik ҷанг

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tajikҷангwar
2Classical Persianجَنْگ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Middle Persian slt' →Every word from Classical Persian سرد →
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