Where does “çamaşırcı” come from?
çamaşırcı (Crimean Tatar) comes from Turkish çamaşır, from Ottoman Turkish چاماشیر, from Persian جامه, from Middle Persian yʾmk', from Proto-Iranian *yām-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Yámas, from Proto-Indo-European *yém-o-s.
çamaşırcı (Crimean Tatar): washer, launderer
Definitions
- washer, launderer
Ancestry of “çamaşırcı”, step by step
çamaşırcı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish çamaşır
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çamaşır | laundry |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چاماشیر | underwear, undergarment, underclothes, any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin |
| 3 | Persian | جامه | a garment, robe, vest, gown, coat |
| 4 | Middle Persian | yʾmk' | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *yām- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Yámas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *yém-o-s | — |
via Turkish cı
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | cı | — |