Etymology

fonduk

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Today it means: A North African or Arabian inn or hotel. Full definition →

Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq) ← Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon) ← Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰν- (păn-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*deḱ-
  6. Ancient Greekδοκ- (dok-)
  7. Ancient Greekπανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon)
  8. Arabicفُنْدُق (funduq)
  9. English todayfonduk

Borrowed from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq). The Arabic word entered and was borrowed between European languages repeatedly in various forms; this form is attested in English from the 19th century. Doublet of fonda and fondaco.

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.