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
Ancestry of “pençe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پنچه | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پنجه | — |
| 3 | Persian | پنجه | paw; fork; forelock, fringe, bangs |
| 4 | Persian | ـه | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | -akah | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | -kah | — |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | ka | if |