Where does “فنجانجی” come from?
فنجانجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فنجان, from Arabic فِنْجَان, from Persian پنگان, from Classical Syriac ܦܝܢܟܐ, from Aramaic פינכא, from Ancient Greek πίναξ, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
فنجانجی (Ottoman Turkish): cupmaker, someone who makes or sells cups
Definitions
- cupmaker, someone who makes or sells cups
Ancestry of “فنجانجی”, step by step
فنجانجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish فنجان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فنجان | cup |
| 2 | Arabic | فِنْجَان | — |
| 3 | Persian | پنگان | cup; bowl; water clock, clepsydra |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܦܝܢܟܐ | dish, platter, paten; table; writing tablet |
| 5 | Aramaic | פינכא | dish, platter |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πίναξ | board, plank; tablet; dish, plate, platter,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |