Where does “Ինճիճյան” come from?

Ինճիճյան (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish اینجوجی, from Ottoman Turkish اینجو, from Common Turkic *yinčü, from Middle Chinese 珍珠.

Ancestry of “Ինճիճյան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاینجوجیdealer in pearls
2Ottoman Turkishاینجوpearl, a shelly and rounded concretion produced by certain mollusks
3Common Turkic*yinčü
4Middle Chinese珍珠

Words derived from “Ինճիճյան

Every word from Middle Chinese 珍珠Every word from Common Turkic *yinčüEvery word from Ottoman Turkish اینجو
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