Where does “چنگی” come from?

چنگی (Persian) comes from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

چنگی (Persian): harper, lutanist

Definitions

  1. harper, lutanist

Ancestry of “چنگی”, step by step

چنگی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
2Middle Persian-yk'—
3Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Persian چنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچنگclaw, talon; clutch, embrace; hand, finger
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeng-peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Middle Persian -yk' →Every word from Persian ـی →