Where does “ghiunie” come from?

ghiunie (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish گونیه, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

ghiunie (Romanian): carpenter's square, set square, angle measure

Definitions

  1. carpenter's square, set square, angle measure

Ancestry of “ghiunie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishگونیه
2Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
3Ancient Greekγόνυknee
4Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónuEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gónuEvery word from Ancient Greek γόνυ
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