Where does “چمچ” come from?

چمچ (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian چمچه, from Serbo-Croatian trk, from Proto-Slavic tъrkъ, from Proto-Indo-European tŕ̥kʷ-os, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

چمچ (Urdu): spoon

Definitions

  1. spoon

Ancestry of “چمچ”, step by step

چمچ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian چمچه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianچمچه—
2Serbo-Croatiantrkrun, running
3Proto-Slavictъrkъrun, sprint
4Proto-Indo-Europeantŕ̥kʷ-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

via Proto-Turkic kamïč

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkickamïč—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tŕ̥kʷ-os →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъrkъ →