Where does “lčiminiyya” come from?
lčiminiyya (Senhaja De Srair) comes from Moroccan Arabic تشيمينية, from Spanish chimenea, from Old Spanish chimenea, from Old Spanish cheminea, from Old French cheminee, from Latin camināta, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα — to bend, to curve.
Ancestry of “lčiminiyya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moroccan Arabic | تشيمينية | — |
| 2 | Spanish | chimenea | chimney; smokestack; funnel |
| 3 | Old Spanish | chimenea | — |
| 4 | Old Spanish | cheminea | — |
| 5 | Old French | cheminee | chimney |
| 6 | Latin | camināta | room with a chimney, living room, parlour |
| 7 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |