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Where does “abajurculuk” come from?

abajurculuk (Turkish) comes from Turkish abajurcu, from Turkish abajur, from Persian آباژور, from French abat-jour, from French jour, from Middle French jour, from Old French jor, from Latin diurnum — to be bright; sky, heaven.

abajurculuk (Turkish): profession of the person who sells or makes...

Definitions

  1. profession of the person who sells or makes...

Ancestry of “abajurculuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishabajurcua person who sells or makes lampshades
2Turkishabajurlampshade
3Persianآباژورlampshade
4Frenchabat-jourlampshade; eyeshade; skylight
5Frenchjourday; daylight, light; opening, aperture
6Middle Frenchjour—
7Old Frenchjorday
8Latindiurnummasculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter...
9Latindiurnusof the day; daily; day
10Latindiēs—
11Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
12Proto-Italic*djous—
13Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
14Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
15Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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