Where does “انجیلجی” come from?
انجیلجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish انجیل, from Arabic إِنْجِيل, from Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܓܠܝܐ, from Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος — angel; messenger.
انجیلجی (Ottoman Turkish): evangelist, the writer of a gospel
Definitions
- evangelist, the writer of a gospel
Ancestry of “انجیلجی”, step by step
انجیلجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish انجیل
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | انجیل | gospel, evangel |
| 2 | Arabic | إِنْجِيل | gospel |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܐܘܢܓܠܝܐ | gospel |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ | gospel |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγέλιον | a reward for good news; good news; gospel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εὐάγγελος | bringing good news |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγέλλω | to carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 9 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 10 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 12 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |