Where does “kiosker” come from?
kiosker (English) comes from English kiosk, from English kiosque, from French kiosque, from Italian chiosco, from Turkish köşk, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك, from Persian کوشک, from Middle Persian kwšk' — to bend, arch.
kiosker (English): One who works in a kiosk
Definitions
- One who works in a kiosk
Ancestry of “kiosker”, step by step
kiosker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kiosk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kiosk | A small enclosed structure, often freestanding,... |
| 2 | English | kiosque | Archaic form of kiosk |
| 3 | French | kiosque | kiosk enclosed structure |
| 4 | Italian | chiosco | kiosk; stall; outhouse |
| 5 | Turkish | köşk | villa, summer mansion; garden pavillion |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | كوشك | pavilion |
| 7 | Persian | کوشک | pavilion; palace; mansion |
| 8 | Middle Persian | kwšk' | pavillion; palace |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |