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Where does “جگر” come from?

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

جگر (Ottoman Turkish): liver, lung

Definitions

  1. liver, lung

Ancestry of “جگر”, step by step

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

Words derived from “جگر”

  • zsiger
  • zsigerek
  • ջիգյար
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