Where does “günya” come from?

günya (Azerbaijani) comes from Ottoman Turkish گونیه, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

günya (Azerbaijani): trysquare, carpenter's square, steel square

Definitions

  1. trysquare, carpenter's square, steel square

Ancestry of “günya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishگونیه
2Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
3Ancient Greekγόνυknee
4Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónuEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gónuEvery word from Ancient Greek γόνυ
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