Where does “mıqnatis” come from?
mıqnatis (Crimean Tatar) comes from Arabic مِغْنَاطِيس, from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης.
mıqnatis (Crimean Tatar): magnet
Definitions
- magnet
Ancestry of “mıqnatis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مِغْنَاطِيس | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μαγνήτης | — |