Where does “ѓевгир” come from?

ѓевгир (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كفكیر, from Persian کفگیر, from Persian کف, from Arabic كَفّ, from Proto-Semitic kapp- — palm, hand.

ѓевгир (Macedonian): colander

Definitions

  1. colander

Ancestry of “ѓевгир”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكفكیرskimmer, a flat, sieve-like scoop or spoon used for skimming cooking liquids or lifting ripened cream from milk
2Persianکفگیرspatula
3Persianکفfoam; froth; palm
4Arabicكَفّpalm; hand, palm; scalepan
5Proto-Semitickapp-palm, hand
Every word from Proto-Semitic kapp- →