Where does “Șchender” come from?
Șchender (Romanian) comes from Turkish iskender, from Ottoman Turkish اسكندر, from Persian اسکندر, from Pahlavi swkndl, from Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός — man.
Șchender (Romanian): Renamed to Furnica
Definitions
- Renamed to Furnica
Ancestry of “Șchender”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | iskender | iskender kebab; a kind of döner kebab prepared... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اسكندر | Alexander the great |
| 3 | Persian | اسکندر | — |
| 4 | Pahlavi | swkndl | — |
| 5 | Arabic | إِسْكَنْدَر | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |