Where does “كستانه” come from?
كستانه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from German Kastanie, from Italian castagna, from Spanish castaña, from Russian кашта́н, from Polish kasztan, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.
كستانه (Ottoman Turkish): chestnut
Definitions
- chestnut
Ancestry of “كستانه”, step by step
كستانه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kastanie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kastanie | chestnut, tree of genus "Castanea"; chestnut, nut... |
| 2 | Italian | castagna | chestnut |
| 3 | Spanish | castaña | chestnut; strike, wallop; bun, chignon |
| 4 | Russian | кашта́н | chestnut |
| 5 | Polish | kasztan | chestnut tree, tree of genus "Castanea";... |
| 6 | Latin | castanea | a chestnut tree; a chestnut |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καστάνεια | Alternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ | sweet chestnuts; chestnut |
via Byzantine Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ | sweet chestnuts; chestnut |