Where does “фенерџија” come from?
фенерџија (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian фенер, from Ottoman Turkish فنار, from Arabic فَنَار, from Ancient Greek φανάριον, from Ancient Greek φᾱνός, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
фенерџија (Macedonian): lamplighter (person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn)
Definitions
- lamplighter (person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn)
Ancestry of “фенерџија”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | фенер | lamp, lantern |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | فنار | Alternative form of فنر |
| 3 | Arabic | فَنَار | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φανάριον | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φᾱνός | bright; shining; resplendent |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 7 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |