Where does “चम्मच” come from?

चम्मच (Doteli) comes from Classical Persian چَمْچَه, from Proto-Turkic kamïč.

चम्मच (Doteli): spoon

Definitions

  1. spoon

Ancestry of “चम्मच”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianچَمْچَه—
2Proto-Turkickamïč—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kamïč →Every word from Classical Persian چَمْچَه →
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