Where does “قرقور” come from?

قرقور (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܩܪܩܘܪܐ, from Ancient Greek κέρκουρος, from Ancient Greek κέρκος — the tail of a beast; a penis; a handle.

قرقور (Arabic): a kind of round-hulled merchant ship, of up to three decks

Definitions

  1. a kind of round-hulled merchant ship, of up to three decks

Ancestry of “قرقور”, step by step

قرقور traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Syriac ܩܪܩܘܪܐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܩܪܩܘܪܐsmall boat, launch
2Ancient Greekκέρκουροςboat, small ship; type of fish
3Ancient Greekκέρκοςthe tail of a beast; a penis; a handle

via Latin cercurus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincercurusa cercurus; a type of marine fish
Every word from Ancient Greek κέρκος →Every word from Ancient Greek κέρκουρος →Every word from Classical Syriac ܩܪܩܘܪܐ →