Where does “غایدهجی” come from?
غایدهجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish غایده, from Bulgarian га́йда, from English hide, from Middle English hide, from Middle English hiden, from Old English hȳdan, from Proto-Germanic hūdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
غایدهجی (Ottoman Turkish): player, maker or seller of bagpipes
Definitions
- player, maker or seller of bagpipes
Ancestry of “غایدهجی”, step by step
غایدهجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish غایده
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | غایده | bagpipes, a wind instrument possessing a flexible bag |
| 2 | Bulgarian | га́йда | bagpipe |
| 3 | English | hide | To put in a place where it will be harder to... |
| 4 | Middle English | hide | hide; concealment; hiding spot |
| 5 | Middle English | hiden | to conceal, hide; to cover up, wrap up, surround;... |
| 6 | Old English | hȳdan | to hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hūdijaną | to hide, conceal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewdʰ- | to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |