Where does “синџир” come from?
синџир (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish زنجیر, from Persian زنجیر, from Sanskrit शृङ्खल, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
синџир (Serbo-Croatian): chain
Ancestry of “синџир”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | زنجیر | chain, fetter |
| 2 | Persian | زنجیر | chain |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शृङ्खल | chain, fetter, especially one made of iron;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |