Where does “فنيان” come from?
فنيان (Gulf Arabic) comes from Arabic فِنْجَان, from Persian پنگان, from Classical Syriac ܦܝܢܟܐ, from Aramaic פינכא, from Ancient Greek πίναξ, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
فنيان (Gulf Arabic): a demitasse; a small cup used mainly to serve and drink coffees drank in short amounts such as Turkish coffee or Espresso shots
Definitions
- a demitasse; a small cup used mainly to serve and drink coffees drank in short amounts such as Turkish coffee or Espresso shots
Ancestry of “فنيان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فِنْجَان | — |
| 2 | Persian | پنگان | cup; bowl; water clock, clepsydra |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܦܝܢܟܐ | dish, platter, paten; table; writing tablet |
| 4 | Aramaic | פינכא | dish, platter |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πίναξ | board, plank; tablet; dish, plate, platter,... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |