Where does “shammish” come from?
shammish (English) comes from English sham, from French cham, from Ottoman Turkish خان, from Classical Persian خان, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣, from English kagan — Alternative spelling of khagan.
shammish (English): Characteristic of a sham; deceitful
Definitions
- Characteristic of a sham; deceitful
Ancestry of “shammish”, step by step
shammish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sham
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sham | Intended to deceive; false; counterfeit; unreal;... |
| 2 | French | cham | Cham; khan |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | خان | inn, caravanserai; khan |
| 4 | Classical Persian | خان | — |
| 5 | Old Turkic | 𐰴𐰣 | — |
| 6 | Old Turkic | 𐰴𐰍𐰣 | khagan; king; ruler |
| 7 | English | kagan | Alternative spelling of khagan |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |