Where does “jendek” come from?

jendek (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish خندق, from Persian خندق, from Arabic خَنْدَق, from Pahlavi *handag.

jendek (Serbo-Croatian): ditch

Definitions

  1. ditch

Ancestry of “jendek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخندقtrench, a narrow excavation as used in warfare
2Persianخندقmoat
3Arabicخَنْدَقditch”, “moat
4Pahlavi*handag—
Every word from Pahlavi *handag →Every word from Arabic خَنْدَق →Every word from Persian خندق →