Where does “خەندەك” come from?

خەندەك (Uyghur) comes from Arabic خَنْدَق, from Pahlavi *handag.

خەندەك (Uyghur): trench military excavation

Definitions

  1. trench military excavation

Ancestry of “خەندەك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَنْدَقditch”, “moat
2Pahlavi*handag—
Every word from Pahlavi *handag →Every word from Arabic خَنْدَق →