Where does “تنكه” come from?
تنكه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian تنگه, from Persian ـه, from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.
تنكه (Ottoman Turkish): tin plate, a thin sheet of steel coated with tin used to make cans
Definitions
- tin plate, a thin sheet of steel coated with tin used to make cans
Ancestry of “تنكه”, step by step
تنكه traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian تنگه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | تنگه | strait; a piece of gold or silver; tenge |
| 2 | Persian | ـه | Forms the past participle from the past stem |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | -akah | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | -kah | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | ka | if |
via Persian تنکه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | تنکه | wrestler's shorts |
via Classical Persian تنکه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | تنکه | — |