Where does “τσιράκι” come from?
τσιράκι (Greek) comes from Turkish çırak, from Ottoman Turkish چراغ, from Persian چراغ, from Middle Persian clʾγ — lamp.
τσιράκι (Greek): apprentice, underling; creep, sycophant
Definitions
- apprentice, underling; creep, sycophant
Ancestry of “τσιράκι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | çırak | apprentice |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چراغ | lamp, lantern; light; wick, candlewick |
| 3 | Persian | چراغ | lamp; light; stove |
| 4 | Middle Persian | clʾγ | lamp |