Where does “قَنْجَة” come from?
قَنْجَة (Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish قانجهباش, from Ottoman Turkish قانجه, from Venetian ganzo, from Proto-Celtic ganskyos, from Proto-Celtic kankskyos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-sḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱank- — branch.
Ancestry of “قَنْجَة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قانجهباش | ship of a curved prow |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قانجه | hook; alternative form of قانی |
| 3 | Venetian | ganzo | hook |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ganskyos | branch, twig |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kankskyos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱank-sḱ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱank- | branch |
Words derived from “قَنْجَة”