Where does “چغندر” come from?

چغندر (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian čak-, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

چغندر (Persian): beet

Definitions

  1. beet

Ancestry of “چغندر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniančak-to strike, hit; be pointed, horned
2Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say

Words derived from “چغندر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yak- →Every word from Proto-Iranian čak- →