In the opposite direction:
'oQqar 'root, tuber', surely from "ocarina", which is sometimes called a "sweet potato".
ter'eS
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: jI'ev
tlhaQqu’. latlh QoQ qIDmey Sov’a’ vay’?
--Voragh
From: De'vID
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 4:29 PM
On Tue, 2018-06-26 at 18:01 +0200, De'vID wrote:
> >
> > Klingon word: jI'ev
> > Part of speech: noun
> > Definition: handle, knob, doorknob
> > Source: qep'a' 23
>
> Ha! A musical pun!
Say {jI'ev} "handle" out loud, and you should hear the name of a Baroque composer.