Where does “piyale” come from?

piyale (Northern Kurdish) comes from Turkish piyale, from Persian پیاله, from Middle Persian pygʾl, from Ancient Greek φιάλη — round and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan.

piyale (Northern Kurdish): glass (drinking vessel)

Definitions

  1. glass (drinking vessel)

Ancestry of “piyale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishpiyalewineglass
2Persianپیالهa glass cup or chalice; beaker
3Middle Persianpygʾlcup, goblet
4Ancient Greekφιάληround and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan
Every word from Ancient Greek φιάλη →Every word from Middle Persian pygʾl →Every word from Persian پیاله →