Where does “ənginar” come from?

ənginar (Azerbaijani) comes from Ottoman Turkish انكنار, from Greek αγκινάρα, from Byzantine Greek ἀγκινάρα, from Ancient Greek κινάρα — artichoke.

ənginar (Azerbaijani): artichoke

Definitions

  1. artichoke

Ancestry of “ənginar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishانكنارartichoke, a plant related to the thistle, with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus)
2Greekαγκινάραartichoke, globe artichoke; cardoon
3Byzantine Greekἀγκινάρα—
4Ancient Greekκινάραartichoke
Every word from Ancient Greek κινάρα →Every word from Byzantine Greek ἀγκινάρα →Every word from Greek αγκινάρα →