Where does “tünel” come from?

tünel (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish تونل, from French tunnel, from English Tunnel, from Old French tonel, from Old French tone, from Late Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tunna — hide, skin.

tünel (Turkish): tunnel

Definitions

  1. tunnel

Ancestry of “tünel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتونلtunnel, an underground or underwater passageway for foot or vehicular road traffic
2Frenchtunneltunnel
3EnglishTunnelAn underground or underwater passage
4Old Frenchtonelbarrel
5Old Frenchtonelarge barrel
6Late Latintunnatun, box
7Proto-Celtictunnahide, skin
Every word from Proto-Celtic tunna →Every word from Late Latin tunna →Every word from Old French tone →