Where does “انكنار” come from?

انكنار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Greek αγκινάρα, from Byzantine Greek ἀγκινάρα, from Ancient Greek κινάρα — artichoke.

انكنار (Ottoman Turkish): artichoke, a plant related to the thistle, with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus)

Definitions

  1. artichoke, a plant related to the thistle, with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus)

Ancestry of “انكنار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαγκινάραartichoke, globe artichoke; cardoon
2Byzantine Greekἀγκινάρα—
3Ancient Greekκινάραartichoke

Words derived from “انكنار”

Every word from Ancient Greek κινάρα →Every word from Byzantine Greek ἀγκινάρα →Every word from Greek αγκινάρα →