Where does “میخانهجی” come from?
میخانهجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian میخانه, from Persian می, from English May, from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα — mother.
میخانهجی (Ottoman Turkish): wineshop keeper, innkeeper, taverner
Definitions
- wineshop keeper, innkeeper, taverner
Ancestry of “میخانهجی”, step by step
میخانهجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian میخانه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | میخانه | pub, tavern, bar; alehouse |
| 2 | Persian | می | wine; alcoholic beverage; A non-combining prefix... |
| 3 | English | May | The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June |
| 4 | French | mai | May |
| 5 | Old French | mai | — |
| 6 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 7 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |