Etymology

tandoor

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Today it means: A cylindrical clay oven used in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent to make flat bread or to cook meat. Full definition →

Classical Persian تنور ← Middle Persian [script needed] ← Akkadian 𒋾𒂟
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The story

  1. Akkadian · derived from𒋾𒂟
  2. Middle Persian · derived from[script needed]“oven”
  3. Classical Persian · derived fromتنور
  4. English todaytandoor

Borrowed from Hindustani तंदूर (tandūr) / تندور (tandūr), from Classical Persian تنور (tannūr), from Middle Persian [script needed] (tnwl /⁠tanūr⁠/, “oven”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟 (tinūru), all meaning "(clay) oven". Compare also Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬏𐬭𐬀 (tanūra). Doublet of athanor.

Words from the same roots

Akkadian𒋾𒂟 all →

tannour

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