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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 Turkishجكر—
2Persianجگرliver; dear, darling
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver

Words derived from “ciğer”

  • karaciğer
  • akciğer
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