Where does “افندی” come from?
افندی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Greek αφέντης, from Byzantine Greek ἀφέντης, from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
افندی (Ottoman Turkish): mister, lord, sir, effendi a title applied to...
Definitions
- mister, lord, sir, effendi a title applied to...
Ancestry of “افندی”, step by step
افندی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek αφέντης
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | αφέντης | master, boss; ruler, prince |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | ἀφέντης | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αὐθέντης | a perpetrator of any act, especially that he... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Greek αφέντη
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | αφέντη | Genitive singular form of αφέντης;... |