Where does “филџан” come from?
филџан (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish فنجان, from Arabic فِنْجَان, from Persian پنگان, from Classical Syriac ܦܝܢܟܐ, from Aramaic פינכא, from Ancient Greek πίναξ, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
филџан (Macedonian): a very small, traditional coffee cup
Definitions
- a very small, traditional coffee cup
Ancestry of “филџан”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فنجان | cup |
| 2 | Arabic | فِنْجَان | — |
| 3 | Persian | پنگان | cup; bowl; water clock, clepsydra |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܦܝܢܟܐ | dish, platter, paten; table; writing tablet |
| 5 | Aramaic | פינכא | dish, platter |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πίναξ | board, plank; tablet; dish, plate, platter,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |