Where does “qaraciyər” come from?

qaraciyər (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani ciyər, from Persian جگر, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

qaraciyər (Azerbaijani): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “qaraciyər”, step by step

qaraciyər traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani ciyər

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniciyərgeneral name of lung and liver
2Persianجگرliver; dear, darling
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver

via Azerbaijani qara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniqarablack; scary hallucination; ghost; nightmare,...
2Proto-Turkickarablack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ →Every word from Persian جگر →Every word from Azerbaijani ciyər →
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