Where does “paydos” come from?
paydos (Northern Kurdish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پایدوس, from Persian پای, from English PIE, from Middle English pie, from Old French pié, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
paydos (Northern Kurdish): end of work; intermission; holiday
Definitions
- end of work; intermission; holiday
Ancestry of “paydos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پایدوس | a cry used as a signal to workmen when the time comes to knock off work |
| 2 | Persian | پای | foot; pie |
| 3 | English | PIE | A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies are more popular in the US, so "pie" without qualification has different connotations in these dialects.) |
| 4 | Middle English | pie | Alternative form of pye |
| 5 | Old French | pié | foot |
| 6 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |