Where does “esirlik” come from?

esirlik (Crimean Tatar) comes from Crimean Tatar esir, from Ottoman Turkish اسیر, from Arabic أَسِير.

esirlik (Crimean Tatar): captivity

Definitions

  1. captivity

Ancestry of “esirlik”, step by step

esirlik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Crimean Tatar esir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tataresirserf, bond, slave
2Ottoman Turkishاسیرcaptive, prisoner of war, one who has been captured by an enemy power during or right after a conflict
3Arabicأَسِير—

via Proto-Balto-Slavic lik-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slaviclik-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanl(o)yk-o-—
Every word from Arabic أَسِير →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اسیر →Every word from Crimean Tatar esir →