Where does “قره جكر” come from?

قره جكر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قره, from Ottoman Turkish آغاج, from Proto-Turkic ïgač — tree.

قره جكر (Ottoman Turkish): liver, a large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients

Definitions

  1. liver, a large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients

Ancestry of “قره جكر”, step by step

قره جكر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قره

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقرهblack; alternative form of قاره
2Ottoman Turkishآغاجtree
3Proto-Turkicïgačtree

via Ottoman Turkish جكر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجكرliver, lung
2Persianجگرliver; dear, darling
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver
Every word from Proto-Turkic ïgač →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آغاج →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قره →