Where does “джигер” come from?

джигер (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish جكر, from Persian جگر, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

джигер (Bulgarian): inner organ (lung or liver)

Definitions

  1. inner organ (lung or liver)

Ancestry of “джигер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجكرliver, lung
2Persianجگرliver; dear, darling
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ →Every word from Persian جگر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish جكر →