Where does “чунак” come from?

чунак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كنك, from Classical Persian گَنْگ, from Sanskrit गङ्गा, from Sanskrit गम्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

чунак (Serbo-Croatian): boatlet

Definitions

  1. boatlet

Ancestry of “чунак”, step by step

чунак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish كنك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكنكconduit, water or gutter pipe (especially if of clay)
2Classical Persianگَنْگ—
3Sanskritगङ्गाthe Ganga; Ganges
4Sanskritगम्to go, move, come
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Serbo-Croatian чун

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianчунa small shallow boat
2Proto-Slavicčьlnъsmall boat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Sanskrit गम् →Every word from Sanskrit गङ्गा →