Where does “fırtına” come from?
fırtına (Azerbaijani) comes from Ottoman Turkish فرطونه, from Greek φουρτούνα, from Byzantine Greek φορτούνα, from Venetian fortuna, from Latin fortūna, from Latin fōrs, from Proto-Italic fortis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis — to bear, carry.
fırtına (Azerbaijani): storm
Definitions
- storm
Ancestry of “fırtına”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فرطونه | — |
| 2 | Greek | φουρτούνα | rough sea, storm, tempest, squall; chain of... |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | φορτούνα | — |
| 4 | Venetian | fortuna | — |
| 5 | Latin | fortūna | — |
| 6 | Latin | fōrs | luck, chance |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fortis | luck, chance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰértis | the act of carrying, bearing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |