Where does “جەڭچى” come from?

جەڭچى (Uyghur) comes 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.

جەڭچى (Uyghur): soldier

Definitions

  1. soldier

Ancestry of “جەڭچى”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجنگwar; junk; anthology
2Hindiजंगwar, battle
3Persianزنگrust; bell; ring
4Sanskritजङ्घाankle; shank; thigh
5Proto-Indo-AryanźʰángʰaH—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰángʰasankle, shank
7Proto-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 →