Where does “mtungi” come from?

mtungi (Swahili) comes from Persian تنگ, from Middle Persian tng, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

mtungi (Swahili): water jar

Definitions

  1. water jar

Ancestry of “mtungi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتنگnarrow, strait; tight; flagon; carafe
2Middle Persiantngnarrow, tight
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk- →Every word from Middle Persian tng →Every word from Persian تنگ →