Where does “بركان” come from?

بركان (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Sicilian vurcanu, from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.

بركان (Hijazi Arabic): volcano

Definitions

  1. volcano

Ancestry of “بركان”, step by step

بركان traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sicilian vurcanu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianvurcanuvolcano
2LatinVulcānusVulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods
3Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς

via Arabic بَرَكَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَرَكَةblessing

via Arabic بُرْكَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبُرْكَان—
Every word from Ancient Greek ὀδών →Every word from Latin Vulcānus →Every word from Sicilian vurcanu →