Where does “кальянный” come from?
кальянный (Russian) comes from Russian кальян, from Persian قلیان, from Arabic غليون, from Italian galeone, from Italian galea, from Latin galea, from Ancient Greek γαλέη, from Proto-Indo-European glī-.
кальянный (Russian): hookah
Definitions
- hookah
Ancestry of “кальянный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кальян | hookah, narghile, shisha |
| 2 | Persian | قلیان | hookah |
| 3 | Arabic | غليون | galleon; pipe; pipe |
| 4 | Italian | galeone | galleon |
| 5 | Italian | galea | galley; helmet |
| 6 | Latin | galea | a helmet; vocative singular of galea; ablative... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γαλέη | name given to various animals of the Mustelidae... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | glī- | mous |
| 9 | English | glio- | Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλία | glue |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |