Middle Persian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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𐫋𐫗𐫗𐫃 (jnng)

  1. struggle
  2. fight

References

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