Where does “ateshdjí” come from?

ateshdjí (Ladino) comes from Turkish ateş, from Ottoman Turkish آتش, from Classical Persian آتش, from Middle Persian ʾthš, from Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱, from Proto-Iranian ātr-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- — fire.

ateshdjí (Ladino): person who lights the fire on Shabbat

Definitions

  1. person who lights the fire on Shabbat

Ancestry of “ateshdjí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishateşfire; fever, temperature; gunfire; artillery fire
2Ottoman Turkishآتشfire
3Classical Persianآتش—
4Middle Persianʾthšfire
5Avestan𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱singular nominative of ????; fire
6Proto-Iranianātr-fire
7Proto-Indo-Iranianātṛ-fire
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₁ter-fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ātr- →