Where does “ıslak mendil” come from?
ıslak mendil (Turkish) comes from Turkish mendil, from Arabic مَنْدِيل, from Greek μανδίλιον, from Latin mantēlium, from Latin mantēle — cloth to wipe hands or mouth, towel, napkin.
ıslak mendil (Turkish): wet wipe
Definitions
- wet wipe
Ancestry of “ıslak mendil”, step by step
ıslak mendil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish mendil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | mendil | handkerchief |
| 2 | Arabic | مَنْدِيل | cloth put around things; sash; turban cloth;... |
| 3 | Greek | μανδίλιον | — |
| 4 | Latin | mantēlium | — |
| 5 | Latin | mantēle | cloth to wipe hands or mouth, towel, napkin |
via Turkish ıslak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | ıslak | wet |