Where does “kinč” come from?

kinč (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian kincs, from Persian گنج, from Pahlavi ganǰ, from Old Median ganzah — treasure.

kinč (Serbo-Croatian): treasure

Definitions

  1. treasure

Ancestry of “kinč”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankincstreasure
2Persianگنجtreasure; store; granary
3Pahlaviganǰ—
4Old Medianganzahtreasure
Every word from Old Median ganzah →Every word from Pahlavi ganǰ →Every word from Persian گنج →