Where does “sitarlike” come from?
sitarlike (English) comes from English like, from Dutch luik, from Middle Dutch luke, from Dutch luiken, from Middle Dutch luken, from Old Dutch lūcan, from Proto-West Germanic lūkan, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
sitarlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a sitar
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a sitar
Ancestry of “sitarlike”, step by step
sitarlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
via English sitar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sitar | A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed... |
| 2 | Hindi | सितार | sitar; zither |
| 3 | Arabic | ستار | veil; screen; curtain |
| 4 | Persian | سهتار | setar |
| 5 | Persian | سه | API •; three; black |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐏂 | The thirty-fifth letter of the Old Persian cuneiform script |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | θráyah | three |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |