Where does “kibritçi” come from?
kibritçi (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كبریتجی, from Ottoman Turkish كبریت, from Arabic كِبْرِيت, from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉.
kibritçi (Turkish): matchmaker, a person who makes matchsticks
Definitions
- matchmaker, a person who makes matchsticks
Ancestry of “kibritçi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كبریتجی | matchmaker, a person who makes matchsticks |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كبریت | sulfur, a chemical element with an atomic number of 16 |
| 3 | Arabic | كِبْرِيت | sulfur, match |
| 4 | Aramaic | כִּבְּרִיתָא | — |
| 5 | Akkadian | 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉 | — |