Where does “агьенч” come from?

агьенч (Abkhaz) comes from Turkish genç, from Ottoman Turkish كنج, from Proto-Turkic *kenče.

агьенч (Abkhaz): young

Definitions

  1. young

Ancestry of “агьенч”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgençyoung
2Ottoman Turkishكنجyoung; young man, youth
3Proto-Turkic*kenče—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kenče →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كنج →Every word from Turkish genç →