Where does “Fındıklı” come from?
Fındıklı (Turkish) comes from Turkish fındık, from Ottoman Turkish فندق, from Persian فندق, from Arabic فُنْدُق, from Middle Persian pndk', from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον, from Ancient Greek ποντικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “Fındıklı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | fındık | hazelnut, filbert, the nutlike fruit of the tree Corylus avellana |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | فندق | hazelnut, filbert, the nutlike fruit of the tree Corylus avellana |
| 3 | Persian | فندق | hazelnut; inn |
| 4 | Arabic | فُنْدُق | inn, hotel; hotel; hotel; inn; manor house |
| 5 | Middle Persian | pndk' | hazelnut |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ποντικόν κάρυον | hazelnut |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ποντικός | Pontic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |