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
- person who lights the fire on Shabbat
Ancestry of “ateshdjí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | ateş | fire; fever, temperature; gunfire; artillery fire |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آتش | fire |
| 3 | Classical Persian | آتش | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | ʾthš | fire |
| 5 | Avestan | 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱 | singular nominative of ????; fire |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | ātr- | fire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ātṛ- | fire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₁ter- | fire |