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Where does “Ташке́нт” come from?

Ташке́нт (Russian) comes from Uzbek Toshkent, from Chagatai تاشکند, from Persian کند, from Sanskrit खण्ड — chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...

Ancestry of “Ташке́нт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UzbekToshkent—
2Chagataiتاشکند—
3Persianکندblunt; dull; slow
4Sanskritखण्डchip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...

Words derived from “Ташке́нт”

  • ташкентский
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