Where does “چنگال” come from?
چنگال (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian čak-, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.
چنگال (Persian): fork; hook; talon
Ancestry of “چنگال”, step by step
چنگال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Iranian čak-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | čak- | to strike, hit; be pointed, horned |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | yak- | to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵ- | to say |
via Persian چنگ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | چنگ | claw, talon; clutch, embrace; hand, finger |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | keng- | peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg |
Words derived from “چنگال”