Where does “Tobakpascher” come from?

Tobakpascher (East Central German) comes from Swedish tobak, from Spanish tabaco, from Ottoman Turkish طباق, from Arabic طَبَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap-, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

Tobakpascher (East Central German): tabaco smuggler

Definitions

  1. tabaco smuggler

Ancestry of “Tobakpascher”, step by step

Tobakpascher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tobak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtobaktobacco
2Spanishtabacotobacco
3Ottoman Turkishطباقdish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover
4Arabicطَبَقplate
5Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
6Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
7Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
8Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

via East Central German Pascher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanPaschersmuggler
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep-Every word from Proto-Iranian tap-Every word from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-