Where does “moendiz” come from?

moendiz (Ladino) comes from Turkish mühendis, from Ottoman Turkish مهندس, from Arabic مُهَنْدِس, from Arabic هَنْدَسَة, from Arabic هَنْدَزَة, from Arabic هَنْدَاز, from Middle Persian handʾc-.

moendiz (Ladino): engineer

Definitions

  1. engineer

Ancestry of “moendiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishmühendisengineer
2Ottoman Turkishمهندسgeometrician
3Arabicمُهَنْدِس—
4Arabicهَنْدَسَةgeometry, architecture, engineering; engineering
5Arabicهَنْدَزَة—
6Arabicهَنْدَاز—
7Middle Persianhandʾc-—
Every word from Middle Persian handʾc- →Every word from Arabic هَنْدَاز →Every word from Arabic هَنْدَزَة →