Where does “رنك” come from?

رنك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian رنگ, from Middle Persian lng, from Proto-Iranian ra(n)ǰ- — to colour, dye.

رنك (Ottoman Turkish): color

Definitions

  1. color

Ancestry of “رنك”, step by step

رنك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian رنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianرنگcolor
2Middle Persianlngcolor
3Proto-Iranianra(n)ǰ-to colour, dye

via Classical Persian رَنْگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianرَنْگ—

Words derived from “رنك”

Every word from Proto-Iranian ra(n)ǰ- →Every word from Middle Persian lng →Every word from Persian رنگ →