Where does “iangân” come from?

iangân (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish یانغین, from Ottoman Turkish یانمق, from Proto-Turkic yan- — to burn.

iangân (Romanian): fire, conflagration

Definitions

  1. fire, conflagration

Ancestry of “iangân”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیانغینburnt, scorched, singed, dried or damaged by excessive exposure to sunlight or heat
2Ottoman Turkishیانمقto be burnt, suffer
3Proto-Turkicyan-to burn
Every word from Proto-Turkic yan- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یانمق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یانغین →