Where does “دیگ” come from?

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

دیگ (Ushojo): pot

Definitions

  1. pot

Ancestry of “دیگ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduدیگpot
2Classical Persianدیگ—
3Middle Persiandyk'cauldron
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Middle Persian dyk' →Every word from Classical Persian دیگ →