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