Where does “ќунк” come from?

ќунк (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كنك, from Classical Persian گَنْگ, from Sanskrit गङ्गा, from Sanskrit गम्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

ќунк (Macedonian): conduit, pipe

Definitions

  1. conduit, pipe

Ancestry of “ќунк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكنكconduit, water or gutter pipe (especially if of clay)
2Classical Persianگَنْگ—
3Sanskritगङ्गाthe Ganga; Ganges
4Sanskritगम्to go, move, come
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Sanskrit गम् →Every word from Sanskrit गङ्गा →