Where does “njir” come from?
njir (Aromanian) comes from Indonesian anjir, from Javanese ꦲꦚ꧀ꦗꦶꦂ, from Arabic أَنْجَر, from Persian لنگر, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.
njir (Aromanian): I wonder; I am astounded, amazed, surprised; I...
Definitions
- I wonder; I am astounded, amazed, surprised; I...
Ancestry of “njir”, step by step
njir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian anjir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | anjir | shit; damn; fuck |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦲꦚ꧀ꦗꦶꦂ | — |
| 3 | Arabic | أَنْجَر | — |
| 4 | Persian | لنگر | anchor |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | Ancyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |
via Latin mīror
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mīror | to be astonished at, marvel at, admire, be amazed at, wonder at |
| 2 | Latin | mīrus | wonderful, marvelous, amazing, surprising, miraculous |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | smeiros | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sméyros | laughing, smiling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smey- | to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be... |