Where does “pençe” come from?

pençe (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پنچه, from Ottoman Turkish پنجه, from Persian پنجه, from Persian ـه, from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

pençe (Turkish): paw, claw

Definitions

  1. paw, claw

Ancestry of “pençe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپنچهpaw
2Ottoman Turkishپنجه—
3Persianپنجهpaw; fork; forelock, fringe, bangs
4PersianـهForms the past participle from the past stem
5Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
6Proto-Iranian-kah—
7Proto-Austronesiankaif
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →Every word from Proto-Iranian -akah →Every word from Persian ـه →