Where does “شنغل” come from?

شنغل (North Levantine Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish چنگل, from Persian چنگال, from Proto-Iranian čak-, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

شنغل (North Levantine Arabic): hook

Definitions

  1. hook

Ancestry of “شنغل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچنگل—
2Persianچنگالfork; hook; talon
3Proto-Iraniančak-to strike, hit; be pointed, horned
4Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →