Where does “tarhoňa” come from?
tarhoňa (Czech) comes from Hungarian tarhonya, from Ottoman Turkish ترخانه, from Persian ترخانه, from Persian خوان, from Persian خواندن, from Proto-Iranian *hwanH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swanH-, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.
tarhoňa (Czech): egg barley
Definitions
- egg barley
Ancestry of “tarhoňa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tarhonya | a traditional Hungarian egg-based pasta grain |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ترخانه | — |
| 3 | Persian | ترخانه | tarhana |
| 4 | Persian | خوان | table or large tray particularly such one as is... |
| 5 | Persian | خواندن | to read; to recite; to sing |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *hwanH- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *swanH- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swenh₂- | to sound |