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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

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