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Where does “кестен” come from?

кестен (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كستانه, from German Kastanie, from Italian castagna, from Spanish castaña, from Russian кашта́н, from Polish kasztan, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.

кестен (Serbo-Croatian): chestnut

Definitions

  1. chestnut

Ancestry of “кестен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكستانهchestnut
2GermanKastaniechestnut, tree of genus "Castanea"; chestnut, nut...
3Italiancastagnachestnut
4Spanishcastañachestnut; strike, wallop; bun, chignon
5Russianкашта́н—
6Polishkasztanchestnut tree, tree of genus "Castanea";...
7Latincastaneaa chestnut tree; a chestnut
8Ancient GreekκαστάνειαAlternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut
9Ancient Greekκᾰ́στᾰνᾰsweet chestnuts; chestnut
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