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Where does “جكر” come from?

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

Ancestry of “جكر”, step by step

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