Where does “صابونخانه” come from?
صابونخانه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish خانه, from Persian خانه, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian *vahanam, from Proto-Iranian *wāhana, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.
صابونخانه (Ottoman Turkish): soapery, a factory making soap
Definitions
- soapery, a factory making soap
Ancestry of “صابونخانه”, step by step
صابونخانه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish خانه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | خانه | house |
| 2 | Persian | خانه | house |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠 | house |
| 4 | Old Persian | *vahanam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *wāhana | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | Hwah- | to dwell, remain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwas- | to dwell, inhabit; to stay |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |
via Ottoman Turkish صابون
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | صابون | soap, a detergent substance used for cleaning |
| 2 | Arabic | صَابُون | soap |
| 3 | Aramaic | צַפּוֹן | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάπων | soap |
| 5 | Latin | sāpōnem | — |
| 6 | Latin | sāpō | An ancient hair product |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |