Where does “trahana” come from?
trahana (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish تارخانه, from Persian ترخانه, from Persian خوان, from Persian خواندن, from Proto-Iranian *hwanH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swanH-, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.
trahana (Albanian): sourdough mixed with yogurt or milk, dried in the sun, and then crumbled into small pieces
Definitions
- sourdough mixed with yogurt or milk, dried in the sun, and then crumbled into small pieces
Ancestry of “trahana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | تارخانه | tarhana, a dried food based on a fermented mixture of grain and yogurt or fermented milk |
| 2 | Persian | ترخانه | tarhana |
| 3 | Persian | خوان | table or large tray particularly such one as is... |
| 4 | Persian | خواندن | to read; to recite; to sing |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *hwanH- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *swanH- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swenh₂- | to sound |