Where does “džiazva” come from?
džiazva (Lithuanian) comes from Turkish cezve, from Ottoman Turkish جزوه, from Persian ـه, from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.
džiazva (Lithuanian): jezve
Definitions
- jezve
Ancestry of “džiazva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | cezve | jezve, a Turkish coffee pot with a long handle |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | جزوه | jezve, a Turkish coffee pot with a long handle |
| 3 | Persian | ـه | Forms the past participle from the past stem |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | -akah | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | -kah | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | ka | if |