Where does “fajnšmekr” come from?
fajnšmekr (Czech) comes from German Feinschmecker, from German Schmecker, from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder.
fajnšmekr (Czech): connoisseur
Ancestry of “fajnšmekr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Feinschmecker | gourmet |
| 2 | German | Schmecker | taster |
| 3 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 4 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | — |
| 6 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | — |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | — |