Where does “رامپهجی” come from?
رامپهجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish رامپه, from French rampe, from French ramper, from Middle French ramper, from Old French ramper, from Frankish rampōn, from Frankish rampa, from Proto-Germanic hrempaną — to cut, cut off, sever.
رامپهجی (Ottoman Turkish): boarder, a sailor attacking an enemy ship by boarding her, or one repelling such attempts by an enemy
Definitions
- boarder, a sailor attacking an enemy ship by boarding her, or one repelling such attempts by an enemy
Ancestry of “رامپهجی”, step by step
رامپهجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish رامپه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | رامپه | grappling hook, a type of hook attached to a line and designed to be thrown at a target, like an enemy ship |
| 2 | French | rampe | ramp |
| 3 | French | ramper | to crawl, worm (along); to creep |
| 4 | Middle French | ramper | to crawl |
| 5 | Old French | ramper | to climb; to ascend; to go up |
| 6 | Frankish | rampōn | — |
| 7 | Frankish | rampa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hrempaną | to bend, curve, make waves, wrinkle; to curve,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb- | to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |