Where does “misirşünaslıq” come from?
misirşünaslıq (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani misirşünas, from Serbo-Croatian Misir, from Ottoman Turkish مصر, from Arabic مِصْر — Egypt.
misirşünaslıq (Azerbaijani): Egyptology
Definitions
- Egyptology
Ancestry of “misirşünaslıq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | misirşünas | Egyptologist |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | Misir | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | مصر | maize, corn |
| 4 | Arabic | مِصْر | Egypt |