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

  1. narrow, strait; tight; flagon; carafe

Ancestry of “تنگ”, step by step

تنگ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian tng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiantngnarrow, tight
2Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

via Middle Chinese 等

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese等—

Words derived from “تنگ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk- →Every word from Middle Persian tng →