Where does “جنگ” come from?

جنگ (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit युज्, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

جنگ (Urdu): war; battle; fight

Definitions

  1. war; battle; fight

Ancestry of “جنگ”, step by step

جنگ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit युज्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयुज्to yoke or join or fasten or harness (horses or a chariot)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Classical Persian جَنْگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianجَنْگ—

Words derived from “جنگ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Sanskrit युज् →