Where does “چنگ” come from?

چنگ (Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European keng- — peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg.

چنگ (Persian): claw, talon; clutch, embrace; hand, finger

Definitions

  1. claw, talon; clutch, embrace; hand, finger

Ancestry of “چنگ”, step by step

چنگ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European keng-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankeng-peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg

via Middle Persian čang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiančangharp

Words derived from “چنگ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keng- →