Where does “жержаңгак” come from?

жержаңгак (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz жер, from Proto-Turkic yẹr — earth.

жержаңгак (Kyrgyz): peanut (Arachis hypogaea)

Definitions

  1. peanut (Arachis hypogaea)

Ancestry of “жержаңгак”, step by step

жержаңгак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz жер

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzжерearth, soil
2Proto-Turkicyẹrearth

via Kyrgyz жаңгак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzжаңгакwalnut, Juglans
2Proto-Turkic*yaŋgakwalnut
Every word from Proto-Turkic yẹr →Every word from Kyrgyz жер →