Where does “zsiger” come from?

zsiger (Hungarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish جگر, from Persian جگر, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

zsiger (Hungarian): viscus, entrail, gut

Definitions

  1. viscus, entrail, gut

Ancestry of “zsiger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجگرliver, lung
2Persianجگرliver; dear, darling
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver

Words derived from “zsiger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ →Every word from Persian جگر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish جگر →
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