Where does “تشيمينية” come from?
تشيمينية (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Spanish chimenea, from Old Spanish chimenea, from Old Spanish cheminea, from Old French cheminee, from Latin camināta, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā- — to bend, to curve.
Ancestry of “تشيمينية”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chimenea | chimney; smokestack; funnel |
| 2 | Old Spanish | chimenea | — |
| 3 | Old Spanish | cheminea | — |
| 4 | Old French | cheminee | chimney |
| 5 | Latin | camināta | room with a chimney, living room, parlour |
| 6 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |