Where does “चुक़ंदर” come from?
चुक़ंदर (Hindi) comes from Persian چقندر, from Persian چغندر, from Proto-Iranian čak-, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.
चुक़ंदर (Hindi): beet, "Beta vulgaris"; beetroot
Definitions
- beet, "Beta vulgaris"; beetroot
Ancestry of “चुक़ंदर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | چقندر | — |
| 2 | Persian | چغندر | beet |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | čak- | to strike, hit; be pointed, horned |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | yak- | to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵ- | to say |