Where does “qanunist” come from?

qanunist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

qanunist (English): Someone who plays a qanun

Definitions

  1. Someone who plays a qanun

Ancestry of “qanunist”, step by step

qanunist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās

via English qanun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishqanunA Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument...
2Turkishkanunlaw, statute, code, written set of rules; qanun
3Ottoman Turkishقانونlaw (of man, as distinct from the law of God)
4Arabicقَانُونlaw, regulation; tax, law
5Ancient Greekκανώνrod, pole, bar; rods used in shields; type of rod...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής