Where does “كنك” come from?

كنك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian گَنْگ, from Sanskrit गङ्गा, from Sanskrit गम्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

كنك (Ottoman Turkish): conduit, water or gutter pipe (especially if of clay)

Definitions

  1. conduit, water or gutter pipe (especially if of clay)

Ancestry of “كنك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianگَنْگ—
2Sanskritगङ्गाthe Ganga; Ganges
3Sanskritगम्to go, move, come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “كنك”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Sanskrit गम् →Every word from Sanskrit गङ्गा →