azeviche

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáps
Proto-Iranian *xšáfš
Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p /⁠xšapa⁠/)
Middle Persian šp (/⁠šab⁠/)
Middle Persian špk' (/⁠šabag⁠/)bor.
Arabic سَبَج (sabaj)
Andalusian Arabic سبج (sabáj)bor.
Old Galician-Portuguese azaveche
Portuguese azeviche

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese azaveche, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic سبج (sabáj), from Arabic سَبَج (sabaj), borrowed from Middle Persian špk' (/⁠šabag⁠/), from šp (/⁠šab⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p /⁠xšapa⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps.

    Pronunciation

     
     

    • Rhymes: (Brazil) -iʃi, (Portugal) -iʃɨ
    • Hyphenation: a‧ze‧vi‧che

    Noun

    azeviche m (plural azeviches)

    1. jet (gemstone)

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