Where does “آق جكر” come from?

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

آق جكر (Ottoman Turkish): lung, an organ that extracts oxygen from the air

Definitions

  1. lung, an organ that extracts oxygen from the air

Ancestry of “آق جكر”, step by step

آق جكر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish جكر

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

via Ottoman Turkish آق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآقwhite
2Proto-TurkicĀkwhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ →Every word from Persian جگر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish جكر →