English
kendir
Kendir comes from Turkish kendir ‘hempen, made of hemp’, and goes back to Proto-Turkic *kendir.
- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*kendir‘hemp’reconstructed
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928كندرkendir‘hemp’
- Turkish1928–presentkendir‘hempen, made of hemp’
- Russianmodernкенды́рьkendýrʹ
- Englishtodaykendir
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*kendir‘hemp’reconstructed
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928كندرkendir‘hemp’
- Turkish1928–presentkendir‘hempen, made of hemp’
- Russianmodernкенды́рьkendýrʹ
- Englishtodaykendir
Every English word from Proto-Turkic *kendir
Today it means
noun A strong bast fibre from the plant Apocynum venetum.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Turkic *kendir / kendir