Where does “kinccsel” come from?

kinccsel (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kincs, from Persian گنج, from Pahlavi ganǰ, from Old Median ganzah — treasure.

Ancestry of “kinccsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankincstreasure
2Persianگنجtreasure; store; granary
3Pahlaviganǰ
4Old Medianganzahtreasure
Every word from Old Median ganzahEvery word from Pahlavi ganǰEvery word from Persian گنج
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