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Where does “آترینه” come from?

آترینه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Greek αθερίνα, from Ancient Greek ἀθερίνη, from Ancient Greek ἀθήρ — awn; chaff; barb of a weapon.

آترینه (Ottoman Turkish): silverside, sandsmelt, atherina

Definitions

  1. silverside, sandsmelt, atherina

Ancestry of “آترینه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαθερίναsmelt, Mediterranean sand smelt
2Ancient Greekἀθερίνηa kind of smelt
3Ancient Greekἀθήρawn; chaff; barb of a weapon
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