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Where does “فندق” come from?

فندق (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον, from Ancient Greek πᾶς, from Proto-Hellenic *pánts.

فندق (Arabic): inn; hotel; Alternative form of بُنْدُق

Definitions

  1. inn; hotel; Alternative form of بُنْدُق

Ancestry of “فندق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπανδοκεῖονinn
2Ancient Greekπᾶςall, every, each; whole
3Proto-Hellenic*pánts—
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