Where does “قوردلهجی” come from?
قوردلهجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوردله, from Italian cordella, from Italian corda, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.
قوردلهجی (Ottoman Turkish): ribbonmaker, one who makes ribbons or similar decorative tapes
Definitions
- ribbonmaker, one who makes ribbons or similar decorative tapes
Ancestry of “قوردلهجی”, step by step
قوردلهجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish قوردله
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قوردله | ribbon, a long, narrow tape used for decoration of clothing |
| 2 | Italian | cordella | A narrow tape or ribbon, especially one used to... |
| 3 | Italian | corda | rope; chord, cord; string, cord |
| 4 | Latin | chorda | cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χορδή | guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰerH- | bowels, intestines |