Where does “كبریتجی” come from?
كبریتجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كبریت, from Arabic كِبْرِيت, from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉.
كبریتجی (Ottoman Turkish): matchmaker, a person who makes matchsticks
Definitions
- matchmaker, a person who makes matchsticks
Ancestry of “كبریتجی”, step by step
كبریتجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish كبریت
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كبریت | sulfur, a chemical element with an atomic number of 16 |
| 2 | Arabic | كِبْرِيت | sulfur, match |
| 3 | Aramaic | כִּבְּרִיתָא | — |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉 | — |