Where does “fedakârlıq” come from?
fedakârlıq (Crimean Tatar) comes from Turkish fedakâr, from Ottoman Turkish فداكار, from Persian کار, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
fedakârlıq (Crimean Tatar): selflessness
Definitions
- selflessness
Ancestry of “fedakârlıq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | fedakâr | selfless |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | فداكار | self-sacrificing; selfless |
| 3 | Persian | کار | work; deed; occupation, job |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎠𐎼 | the people, subjects; army |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |