Where does “Minarettverbot” come from?
Minarettverbot (German) comes from German Minarett, from French minaret, from Ottoman Turkish مناره, from Persian مناره, from Arabic مَنَارَة — lighthouse, minaret.
Minarettverbot (German): minaret ban
Definitions
- minaret ban
Ancestry of “Minarettverbot”, step by step
Minarettverbot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Minarett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Minarett | minaret |
| 2 | French | minaret | minaret |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | مناره | minaret, the slender tower attached to a mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan |
| 4 | Persian | مناره | minaret |
| 5 | Arabic | مَنَارَة | lighthouse, minaret |
via German verbot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verbot | first/third-person singular preterite of... |