Where does “آمونیاق” come from?
آمونیاق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French ammoniac, from Latin ammoniacum, from Ancient Greek ἀμμωνιακόν, from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων, from Egyptian jmn, from Egyptian mn, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen — to chew.
آمونیاق (Ottoman Turkish): ammonia
Definitions
- ammonia
Ancestry of “آمونیاق”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ammoniac | ammonia; ammonic, ammonical |
| 2 | Latin | ammoniacum | gum ammoniac; ammonia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀμμωνιακόν | ammoniacum, a kind of gum resin; Ferula... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἄμμων | Amun |
| 5 | Egyptian | jmn | to hide, to conceal; to hide, to be hidden or... |
| 6 | Egyptian | mn | to be established, to be fixed or set; to stick,... |
| 7 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 8 | Dutch | kauwen | to chew |
| 9 | Middle Dutch | couwen | to chew |
| 10 | Old Dutch | kiuwan | to chew |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |