Where does “طرپان” come from?

طرپان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Greek δρεπάνι, from Ancient Greek δρεπάνιον, from Ancient Greek Δρέπανον, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́νη — suffix for instrument nouns.

طرپان (Ottoman Turkish): scythe, a tool composed of a long, curving blade, used for mowing grass or grain by hand

Definitions

  1. scythe, a tool composed of a long, curving blade, used for mowing grass or grain by hand

Ancestry of “طرپان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekδρεπάνιsickle, scythe
2Ancient Greekδρεπάνιονsickle
3Ancient GreekΔρέπανονsickle
4Ancient Greek-ᾰ́νηsuffix for instrument nouns

Words derived from “طرپان”

Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́νη →Every word from Ancient Greek Δρέπανον →Every word from Ancient Greek δρεπάνιον →