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
Ancestry of “چمچ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | چمچه | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | trk | run, running |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tъrkъ | run, sprint |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tŕ̥kʷ-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |