Where does “təngnəfəslik” come from?

təngnəfəslik (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani təng, from Persian تنگ, from Middle Persian tng, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

təngnəfəslik (Azerbaijani): shortness of breath, short wind, breathlessness

Definitions

  1. shortness of breath, short wind, breathlessness

Ancestry of “təngnəfəslik”, step by step

təngnəfəslik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani təng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanitəngnarrow, tight
2Persianتنگnarrow, strait; tight; flagon; carafe
3Middle Persiantngnarrow, tight
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

via Azerbaijani nəfəs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaninəfəsbreath
2Arabicنَفَسbreath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk- →Every word from Middle Persian tng →Every word from Persian تنگ →