Where does “چنكل” come from?
چنكل (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian چنگال, from Proto-Iranian čak-, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.
چنكل (Ottoman Turkish): hook, a rod bent into a curved shape
Definitions
- hook, a rod bent into a curved shape
Ancestry of “چنكل”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | چنگال | fork; hook; talon |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | čak- | to strike, hit; be pointed, horned |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | yak- | to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵ- | to say |
Words derived from “چنكل”