English
Monastir
Monastir comes from Turkish manastır ‘monastery’, and goes back to Byzantine Greek μοναστήριον.
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453μοναστήριονmonastḗrion
- Turkish1928–presentmanastır‘monastery’
- EnglishtodayMonastir
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453μοναστήριονmonastḗrion
- Turkish1928–presentmanastır‘monastery’
- EnglishtodayMonastir
Every English word from Byzantine Greek μοναστήριον
Today it means
name Bitola in North Macedonia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Byzantine Greek μοναστήριον / Monastir