Where does “gavanos” come from?
gavanos (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوانوز, from Pontic Greek γαβανός, from Latin cavatus, from Latin cavō, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
gavanos (Romanian): jar
Definitions
- jar
Ancestry of “gavanos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قوانوز | jar, a small, wide-mouthed container made of clay, glass, or china for holding fruit or preserves |
| 2 | Pontic Greek | γαβανός | — |
| 3 | Latin | cavatus | hollowed out, excavated, hollow, having been... |
| 4 | Latin | cavō | to make hollow, hollow out, excavate |
| 5 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |