Where does “չանգալ” come from?
չանգալ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian չանկալ, from Persian چنگال, from Proto-Iranian čak-, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.
չանգալ (Armenian): hook; fork; anchor
Ancestry of “չանգալ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Armenian | չանկալ | — |
| 2 | Persian | چنگال | fork; hook; talon |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | čak- | to strike, hit; be pointed, horned |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | yak- | to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵ- | to say |