Where does “minaret” come from?

minaret (Hungarian) comes from French minaret, from Ottoman Turkish مناره, from Persian مناره, from Arabic مَنَارَة — lighthouse, minaret.

minaret (Hungarian): minaret

Definitions

  1. minaret

Ancestry of “minaret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchminaretminaret
2Ottoman Turkishمنارهminaret, the slender tower attached to a mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan
3Persianمنارهminaret
4Arabicمَنَارَةlighthouse, minaret
Every word from Arabic مَنَارَةEvery word from Persian منارهEvery word from Ottoman Turkish مناره