Where does “инџы” come from?

инџы (Ubykh) comes from Ottoman Turkish اینجو, from Common Turkic *yinčü, from Middle Chinese 珍珠.

инџы (Ubykh): pearl

Definitions

  1. pearl

Ancestry of “инџы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاینجوpearl, a shelly and rounded concretion produced by certain mollusks
2Common Turkic*yinčü—
3Middle Chinese珍珠—
Every word from Middle Chinese 珍珠 →Every word from Common Turkic *yinčü →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اینجو →
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