Where does “ешек” come from?
ешек (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish اشك, from Classical Persian اشک, from Proto-Iranian Hácru, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćru, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱru, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂éḱru.
ешек (Serbo-Croatian): donkey
Ancestry of “ешек”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اشك | donkey, ass |
| 2 | Classical Persian | اشک | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | Hácru | tear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háćru | tear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱru | tear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru | tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂éḱru | — |