Where does “جنارك” come from?
جنارك (North Levantine Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish جان اریكی, from Ottoman Turkish جان, from Old Anatolian Turkish جان, from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.
جنارك (North Levantine Arabic): greengages
Definitions
- greengages
Ancestry of “جنارك”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | جان اریكی | cherry plum, "Prunus cerasifera"; gage, Prunus... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | جان | soul; being; life |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | جان | soul, spirit |
| 4 | Persian | جان | soul; being; life |
| 5 | Middle Persian | yʾn' | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |