Where does “قندیلجی” come from?
قندیلجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قندیل, from Arabic قِنْدِيل, from Classical Syriac ܩܢܕܠܐ, from Ancient Greek κάνδηλα, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
قندیلجی (Ottoman Turkish): maker or seller of oil lamps
Definitions
- maker or seller of oil lamps
Ancestry of “قندیلجی”, step by step
قندیلجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish قندیل
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قندیل | lamp, especially an oil lamp hanging from the ceiling |
| 2 | Arabic | قِنْدِيل | — |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܩܢܕܠܐ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάνδηλα | — |
| 5 | Latin | candēla | A light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper |
| 6 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |