Where does “enginar” come from?

enginar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish انكنار, from Greek αγκινάρα, from Byzantine Greek ἀγκινάρα, from Ancient Greek κινάρα — artichoke.

enginar (Turkish): artichoke, a plant with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus)

Definitions

  1. artichoke, a plant with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus)

Ancestry of “enginar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishانكنارartichoke, a plant related to the thistle, with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus)
2Greekαγκινάραartichoke, globe artichoke; cardoon
3Byzantine Greekἀγκινάρα—
4Ancient Greekκινάραartichoke
Every word from Ancient Greek κινάρα →Every word from Byzantine Greek ἀγκινάρα →Every word from Greek αγκινάρα →