Where does “دیگچی” come from?

دیگچی (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian دیگ, from Middle Persian dyk', from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

دیگچی (Urdu): cauldron

Definitions

  1. cauldron

Ancestry of “دیگچی”, step by step

دیگچی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian دیگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدیگ—
2Middle Persiandyk'cauldron
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

via Classical Persian ـچِی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianـچِی—

Words derived from “دیگچی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Middle Persian dyk' →Every word from Classical Persian دیگ →