Where does “кальян” come from?
кальян (Russian) comes from Persian قلیان, from Arabic غليون, from Italian galeone, from Italian galea, from Latin galea, from Ancient Greek γαλέη, from Proto-Indo-European glī-, from English glio-.
кальян (Russian): hookah, narghile, shisha
Definitions
- hookah, narghile, shisha
Ancestry of “кальян”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | قلیان | hookah |
| 2 | Arabic | غليون | galleon; pipe; pipe |
| 3 | Italian | galeone | galleon |
| 4 | Italian | galea | galley; helmet |
| 5 | Latin | galea | a helmet; vocative singular of galea; ablative... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γαλέη | name given to various animals of the Mustelidae... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glī- | mous |
| 8 | English | glio- | Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γλία | glue |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |