Where does “قوانوز” come from?
قوانوز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Pontic Greek γαβανός, from Latin cavatus, from Latin cavō, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
قوانوز (Ottoman Turkish): jar, a small, wide-mouthed container made of clay, glass, or china for holding fruit or preserves
Definitions
- jar, a small, wide-mouthed container made of clay, glass, or china for holding fruit or preserves
Ancestry of “قوانوز”, step by step
قوانوز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pontic Greek γαβανός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pontic Greek | γαβανός | — |
| 2 | Latin | cavatus | hollowed out, excavated, hollow, having been... |
| 3 | Latin | cavō | to make hollow, hollow out, excavate |
| 4 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |
via Byzantine Greek γαβανός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | γαβανός | — |