Where does “جگر” come from?

جگر (Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

جگر (Persian): liver; dear, darling

Definitions

  1. liver; dear, darling

Ancestry of “جگر”, step by step

جگر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver

via Pahlavi ykl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlaviykl—

Words derived from “جگر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ →