Where does “Injijian” come from?

Injijian (English) comes from Armenian Ինճիճյան, from Ottoman Turkish اینجوجی, from Ottoman Turkish اینجو, from Common Turkic *yinčü, from Middle Chinese 珍珠.

Ancestry of “Injijian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianԻնճիճյան—
2Ottoman Turkishاینجوجیdealer in pearls
3Ottoman Turkishاینجوpearl, a shelly and rounded concretion produced by certain mollusks
4Common Turkic*yinčü—
5Middle Chinese珍珠—
Every word from Middle Chinese 珍珠 →Every word from Common Turkic *yinčü →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اینجو →