Where does “tishegi” come from?

tishegi (Nupe) comes from Albanian shishe, from Ottoman Turkish شیشه, from Persian شیشه, from Middle Persian šyšk' — bottle, flask.

tishegi (Nupe): comb

Definitions

  1. comb

Ancestry of “tishegi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshishebottle; flask
2Ottoman Turkishشیشهbottle, a container made of blown glass used primarily for holding liquids
3Persianشیشهglass
4Middle Persianšyšk'bottle, flask
Every word from Middle Persian šyšk' →Every word from Persian شیشه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شیشه →