Where does “ciğer” come from?

ciğer (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish جكر, from Persian جگر, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

ciğer (Turkish): general name of lung and liver

Definitions

  1. general name of lung and liver

Ancestry of “ciğer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجكرliver, lung
2Persianجگرliver; dear, darling
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver

Words derived from “ciğer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ →Every word from Persian جگر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish جكر →