Where does “تنگ” come from?
تنگ (Persian) comes from Middle Persian tng, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
تنگ (Persian): narrow, strait; tight; flagon; carafe
Definitions
- narrow, strait; tight; flagon; carafe
Ancestry of “تنگ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Persian | tng | narrow, tight |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tenk- | to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,... |