Where does “فنارجی” come from?
فنارجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فنار, from Arabic فَنَار, from Ancient Greek φανάριον, from Ancient Greek φᾱνός, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
فنارجی (Ottoman Turkish): maker or seller of lanterns, street lamps or similar objects used to illuminate the surroundings
Definitions
- maker or seller of lanterns, street lamps or similar objects used to illuminate the surroundings
Ancestry of “فنارجی”, step by step
فنارجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish فنار
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فنار | Alternative form of فنر |
| 2 | Arabic | فَنَار | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φανάριον | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φᾱνός | bright; shining; resplendent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 6 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |