Where does “چوكندر” come from?

چوكندر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian چغندر, from Proto-Iranian čak-, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

Ancestry of “چوكندر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچغندرbeet
2Proto-Iraniančak-to strike, hit; be pointed, horned
3Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say

Words derived from “چوكندر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yak- →Every word from Proto-Iranian čak- →