Where does “تنور” come from?

تنور (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic تَنُّور, from Classical Syriac ܬܢܘܪܐ, from Aramaic תנורא, from Middle Persian tnwl, from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟.

Ancestry of “تنور”, step by step

تنور traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic تَنُّور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتَنُّور
2Classical Syriacܬܢܘܪܐtandoor, oven, furnace; candelabrum; pectoral...
3Aramaicתנוראoven, furnace; cuirass, corselet, breastplate;...
4Middle Persiantnwloven
5Akkadian𒋾𒂟

via Classical Persian تنور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianتنور

Words derived from “تنور

Every word from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟Every word from Middle Persian tnwlEvery word from Aramaic תנורא