Where does “řqendiř” come from?
řqendiř (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic قنديل, from Arabic قِنْدِيل, from Classical Syriac ܩܢܕܠܐ, from Ancient Greek κάνδηλα, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
řqendiř (Tarifit): oil lamp
Definitions
- oil lamp
Ancestry of “řqendiř”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moroccan Arabic | قنديل | lamp |
| 2 | Arabic | قِنْدِيل | — |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܩܢܕܠܐ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάνδηλα | — |
| 5 | Latin | candēla | A light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper |
| 6 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |