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
- liver; liver and lungs of a slaughtered animal;...
Ancestry of “ջիգյար”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | جكر | — |
| 2 | Persian | جگر | liver; dear, darling |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyékʷr̥ | liver |