Where does “künk” come from?

künk (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كنك, from Classical Persian گَنْگ, from Sanskrit गङ्गा, from Sanskrit गम्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

künk (Turkish): conduit, water or gutter pipe (especially if of clay)

Definitions

  1. conduit, water or gutter pipe (especially if of clay)

Ancestry of “künk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكنكconduit, water or gutter pipe (especially if of clay)
2Classical Persianگَنْگ—
3Sanskritगङ्गाthe Ganga; Ganges
4Sanskritगम्to go, move, come
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Sanskrit गम् →Every word from Sanskrit गङ्गा →