Where does “amonyak” come from?
amonyak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آمونیاق, from French ammoniac, from Latin ammoniacum, from Ancient Greek ἀμμωνιακόν, from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων, from Egyptian jmn, from Egyptian mn, from Proto-Vietic kaw — to chew.
amonyak (Turkish): ammonia
Definitions
- ammonia
Ancestry of “amonyak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | آمونیاق | ammonia |
| 2 | French | ammoniac | ammonia; ammonic, ammonical |
| 3 | Latin | ammoniacum | gum ammoniac; ammonia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀμμωνιακόν | ammoniacum, a kind of gum resin; Ferula... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἄμμων | Amun |
| 6 | Egyptian | jmn | to hide, to conceal; to hide, to be hidden or... |
| 7 | Egyptian | mn | to be established, to be fixed or set; to stick,... |
| 8 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 9 | Dutch | kauwen | to chew |
| 10 | Middle Dutch | couwen | to chew |
| 11 | Old Dutch | kiuwan | to chew |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |