Where does “ջիգյար” come from?

ջիգյար (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish جكر, from Persian جگر, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

ջիգյար (Armenian): liver; liver and lungs of a slaughtered animal;...

Definitions

  1. liver; liver and lungs of a slaughtered animal;...

Ancestry of “ջիգյար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجكرliver, lung
2Persianجگرliver; dear, darling
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ →Every word from Persian جگر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish جكر →