Where does “chinci” come from?

chinci (Romanian) comes from Hungarian kincs, from Persian گنج, from Pahlavi ganǰ, from Old Median ganzah — treasure.

chinci (Romanian): treasure collection of valuable things

Definitions

  1. treasure collection of valuable things

Ancestry of “chinci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankincstreasure
2Persianگنجtreasure; store; granary
3Pahlaviganǰ—
4Old Medianganzahtreasure
Every word from Old Median ganzah →Every word from Pahlavi ganǰ →Every word from Persian گنج →