Where does “فندق” come from?
فندق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian فندق, from Arabic فُنْدُق, from Middle Persian pndk', from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον, from Ancient Greek ποντικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
فندق (Ottoman Turkish): hazelnut, filbert, the nutlike fruit of the tree Corylus avellana
Definitions
- hazelnut, filbert, the nutlike fruit of the tree Corylus avellana
Ancestry of “فندق”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | فندق | hazelnut; inn |
| 2 | Arabic | فُنْدُق | inn, hotel; hotel; hotel; inn; manor house |
| 3 | Middle Persian | pndk' | hazelnut |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ποντικόν κάρυον | hazelnut |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ποντικός | Pontic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |