Where does “tırpan” come from?

tırpan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طرپان, from Greek δρεπάνι, from Ancient Greek δρεπάνιον, from Ancient Greek Δρέπανον, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́νη — suffix for instrument nouns.

tırpan (Turkish): scythe

Definitions

  1. scythe

Ancestry of “tırpan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطرپانscythe, a tool composed of a long, curving blade, used for mowing grass or grain by hand
2Greekδρεπάνιsickle, scythe
3Ancient Greekδρεπάνιονsickle
4Ancient GreekΔρέπανονsickle
5Ancient Greek-ᾰ́νηsuffix for instrument nouns
Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́νηEvery word from Ancient Greek ΔρέπανονEvery word from Ancient Greek δρεπάνιον