Where does “Cenk” come from?

Cenk (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ceng, from Thai Jang, from Malay jangan, from Classical Malay جاڠن, from Old Malay jāṅan, from Proto-Malayic *jaŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaŋan — a handspan.

Ancestry of “Cenk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishceng
2ThaiJang
3Malayjangandon't do not; marks the negative imperative
4Classical Malayجاڠن
5Old Malayjāṅan
6Proto-Malayic*jaŋan
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzaŋana handspan
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaŋanEvery word from Proto-Malayic *jaŋanEvery word from Old Malay jāṅan