Where does “çəngəl” come from?

çəngəl (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian چنگال, from Proto-Iranian čak-, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

çəngəl (Azerbaijani): fork

Definitions

  1. fork

Ancestry of “çəngəl”, step by step

çəngəl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian چنگال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچنگالfork; hook; talon
2Proto-Iraniančak-to strike, hit; be pointed, horned
3Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say

via Classical Persian جَنْگَل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianجَنْگَل—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yak- →Every word from Proto-Iranian čak- →