Where does “kiraz” come from?
kiraz (Turkish) comes from Arabic كراز, from Greek κεράσι, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.
kiraz (Turkish): cherry
Ancestry of “kiraz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كراز | big ram, bellwether; hydria, cantharus, a kind of... |
| 2 | Greek | κεράσι | cherry |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 5 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |