𐫋𐫗𐫗𐫃

Middle Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step, walk”). Compare Vedic Sanskrit जंहस् (jaṃhas, “moving; course”).

Noun

𐫋𐫗𐫗𐫃 • (jnng)

  1. struggle
  2. fight

References

  • Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 157
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