Where does “филџаниште” come from?
филџаниште (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian филџан, from Ottoman Turkish فنجان, from Arabic فِنْجَان, from Persian پنگان, from Classical Syriac ܦܝܢܟܐ, from Aramaic פינכא, from Ancient Greek πίναξ, from Latin -ulum — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Ancestry of “филџаниште”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | филџан | a very small, traditional coffee cup |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | فنجان | cup |
| 3 | Arabic | فِنْجَان | — |
| 4 | Persian | پنگان | cup; bowl; water clock, clepsydra |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܦܝܢܟܐ | dish, platter, paten; table; writing tablet |
| 6 | Aramaic | פינכא | dish, platter |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πίναξ | board, plank; tablet; dish, plate, platter,... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |