Where does “Ташкент” come from?
Ташкент (Russian) comes from Uzbek Toshkent, from Chagatai تاشکند, from Persian کند, from Sanskrit खण्ड — chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...
Ancestry of “Ташкент”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Uzbek | Toshkent | — |
| 2 | Chagatai | تاشکند | — |
| 3 | Persian | کند | blunt; dull; slow |
| 4 | Sanskrit | खण्ड | chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;... |
Words derived from “Ташкент”