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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयुज्a yoke-fellow , companion , comrade , associate;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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