Where does “تنگه” come from?
تنگه (Persian) comes from Persian ـه, from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.
تنگه (Persian): strait; a piece of gold or silver; tenge
Definitions
- strait; a piece of gold or silver; tenge
Ancestry of “تنگه”, step by step
تنگه traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ـه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـه | Forms the past participle from the past stem |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | -akah | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | -kah | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | ka | if |