Where does “قنداق” come from?

قنداق (Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قونداق, from Ancient Greek κοντάκιον, from Ancient Greek κόνταξ, from Ancient Greek κοντός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱent- — to pierce; to prick; point; to stab.

قنداق (Persian): cloths wrapped around an infant, “baby roll”, swaddling-clothes

Definitions

  1. cloths wrapped around an infant, “baby roll”, swaddling-clothes

Ancestry of “قنداق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقونداقbundle, faggot, oakum, roll of rags or anything
2Ancient GreekκοντάκιονKontakion, a type of Byzantine hymn
3Ancient Greekκόνταξrod, stick
4Ancient Greekκοντόςshort; pole; pike
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱent-to pierce; to prick; point; to stab

Words derived from “قنداق”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱent- →Every word from Ancient Greek κοντός →Every word from Ancient Greek κόνταξ →