Where does “telekiosk” come from?

telekiosk (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.

telekiosk (English): A kiosk offering telecommunication services such as email, fax and SMS

Definitions

  1. A kiosk offering telecommunication services such as email, fax and SMS

Ancestry of “telekiosk”, step by step

telekiosk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English kiosk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkioskA small enclosed structure, often freestanding,...
2EnglishkiosqueArchaic form of kiosk
3Frenchkiosquekiosk enclosed structure
4Italianchioscokiosk; stall; outhouse
5Turkishköşkvilla, summer mansion; garden pavillion
6Ottoman Turkishكوشكpavilion
7Persianکوشکpavilion; palace; mansion
8Middle Persiankwšk'pavillion; palace
9Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

via English tele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteleAlternative form of telly
2Englishtele-over a distance; television; telegraph
3Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelh₁-to move; to turn, go round; turn, become
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Middle Persian kwšk' →Every word from Persian کوشک →