Where does “نهنك” come from?

نهنك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian نهنگ, from Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃, from Proto-Iranian niθanga-, from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

نهنك (Ottoman Turkish): crocodile, alligator any of various large reptiles in the order Crocodilia

Definitions

  1. crocodile, alligator any of various large reptiles in the order Crocodilia

Ancestry of “نهنك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنهنگcrocodile or hippopotamus; whale; Synonym: وال
2Middle Persian𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃crocodile hippopotamus
3Proto-Iranianniθanga-—
4Proto-Iranianni-down
5Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
6Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →