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
- general name of lung and liver
Ancestry of “ciğer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | جكر | — |
| 2 | Persian | جگر | liver; dear, darling |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyékʷr̥ | liver |
Words derived from “ciğer”