Where does “تونل” come from?

تونل (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French tunnel, from English Tunnel, from Old French tonel, from Old French tone, from Late Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tunna — hide, skin.

تونل (Ottoman Turkish): tunnel, an underground or underwater passageway for foot or vehicular road traffic

Definitions

  1. tunnel, an underground or underwater passageway for foot or vehicular road traffic

Ancestry of “تونل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtunneltunnel
2EnglishTunnelAn underground or underwater passage
3Old Frenchtonelbarrel
4Old Frenchtonelarge barrel
5Late Latintunnatun, box
6Proto-Celtictunnahide, skin

Words derived from “تونل”

Every word from Proto-Celtic tunna →Every word from Late Latin tunna →Every word from Old French tone →
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