Where does “سوخ” come from?

سوخ (Persian) comes from Proto-Turkic sogan, from Middle High German zeigen, from Old High German zeigōn.

سوخ (Persian): onion; bulb

Definitions

  1. onion; bulb

Ancestry of “سوخ”, step by step

سوخ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Turkic sogan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicsoganonion
2Middle High Germanzeigen—
3Old High Germanzeigōn—

via Middle Iranian sōx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Iraniansōx—
Every word from Old High German zeigōn →Every word from Middle High German zeigen →Every word from Proto-Turkic sogan →