Where does “hendek” come from?

hendek (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic خَنْدَق, from Pahlavi *handag.

Ancestry of “hendek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَنْدَقditch”, “moat
2Pahlavi*handag—
Every word from Pahlavi *handag →Every word from Arabic خَنْدَق →
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