Where does “جكر” come from?

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

جكر (Ottoman Turkish): liver, lung

Definitions

  1. liver, lung

Ancestry of “جكر”, step by step

جكر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian جگر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجگرliver; dear, darling
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver

via Classical Persian جِگَر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianجِگَر—

Words derived from “جكر”

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