Where does “قرش” come from?
قرش (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish قروش, from German Groschen, from Middle High German grosse, from Medieval Latin denarius, from Latin grossus, from Old High German grōz, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
قرش (Hijazi Arabic): shark; coin
Definitions
- shark; coin
Ancestry of “قرش”, step by step
قرش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish قروش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قروش | — |
| 2 | German | Groschen | groschen; any of a number of coins with a... |
| 3 | Middle High German | grosse | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | denarius | — |
| 5 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 6 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Arabic قِرْش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | قِرْش | shark, any large fish that eats smaller fish |