Where does “qismət” come from?

qismət (Azerbaijani) comes from Arabic قِسْمَة, from Arabic قَسَمَ, from Arabic س, from Arabic سَوْفَ — {{qualifier|future tense marker}}.

qismət (Azerbaijani): kismet; fate, destiny

Definitions

  1. kismet; fate, destiny

Ancestry of “qismət”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقِسْمَةportion, fate; division, lot, destiny; destiny
2Arabicقَسَمَto divide, to foreordain
3Arabicسwill
4Arabicسَوْفَ{{qualifier|future tense marker}}
Every word from Arabic سَوْفَ →Every word from Arabic س →Every word from Arabic قَسَمَ →