Where does “خندق” come from?

خندق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian خندق, from Arabic خَنْدَق, from Pahlavi *handag.

خندق (Ottoman Turkish): trench, a narrow excavation as used in warfare

Definitions

  1. trench, a narrow excavation as used in warfare

Ancestry of “خندق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخندقmoat
2Arabicخَنْدَقditch”, “moat
3Pahlavi*handag—

Words derived from “خندق”

Every word from Pahlavi *handag →Every word from Arabic خَنْدَق →Every word from Persian خندق →