Where does “çifteli” come from?
çifteli (Albanian) comes from Albanian çift, from Ottoman Turkish چفت, from Persian جفت, from Pahlavi ywht, from Proto-Iranian yuxtáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yuktás, from Proto-Indo-European yugtós, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
çifteli (Albanian): çifteli; madman, wildman; a grumpy, angry,...
Definitions
- çifteli; madman, wildman; a grumpy, angry,...
Ancestry of “çifteli”, step by step
çifteli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian çift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | çift | pair, couple; couple |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چفت | pair; mate, one of a pair; couple, brace, two... |
| 3 | Persian | جفت | pair; couple; mate |
| 4 | Pahlavi | ywht | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | yuxtáh | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yuktás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yugtós | yoked, joined |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |