Where does “قالیونجی” come from?
قالیونجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قالیون, from Arabic غليون, from Italian galeone, from Italian galea, from Latin galea, from Ancient Greek γαλέη, from Proto-Indo-European glī-, from English glio-.
قالیونجی (Ottoman Turkish): a sailor or soldier on a Turkish warship
Definitions
- a sailor or soldier on a Turkish warship
Ancestry of “قالیونجی”, step by step
قالیونجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish قالیون
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قالیون | A type of ship with meaning evolving over time |
| 2 | Arabic | غليون | galleon; pipe; pipe |
| 3 | Italian | galeone | galleon |
| 4 | Italian | galea | galley; helmet |
| 5 | Latin | galea | a helmet; vocative singular of galea; ablative... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γαλέη | name given to various animals of the Mustelidae... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glī- | mous |
| 8 | English | glio- | Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γλία | glue |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |