Where does “insafsız” come from?
insafsız (Crimean Tatar) comes from Turkish sız, from Ottoman Turkish سز, from Proto-Turkic siŕ — you; ye.
insafsız (Crimean Tatar): cruel, brutal
Ancestry of “insafsız”, step by step
insafsız traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish sız
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | sız | you (plural subject pronoun: the group being addressed); you guys, y'all |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | سز | ye, you |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | siŕ | you; ye |
via Azerbaijani insaf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | insaf | just treatment |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | انصاف | justice, equity, fairness, impartiality, the state or characteristic of being just or fair |
| 3 | Arabic | إِنْصَاف | — |