Where does “çövkən” come from?

çövkən (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian چوگان, from Middle Persian cwpkʾn', from Middle Persian -k', from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

çövkən (Azerbaijani): Chovgan

Definitions

  1. Chovgan

Ancestry of “çövkən”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچوگانcrosier; polo-stick; polo
2Middle Persiancwpkʾn'polo-stick; polo
3Middle Persian-k'—
4Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Iranian-kah—
6Proto-Austronesiankaif
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →Every word from Proto-Iranian -akah →Every word from Middle Persian -k' →