Where does “lirik” come from?
lirik (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian лирический, from Russian ли́рика, from Latin lyrica, from Latin lyricus, from Ancient Greek λυρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
lirik (Crimean Tatar): lyric
Definitions
- lyric
Ancestry of “lirik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | лирический | lyrical |
| 2 | Russian | ли́рика | lyric poetry |
| 3 | Latin | lyrica | lyric poems |
| 4 | Latin | lyricus | Of or pertaining to the lute; lyric; lyric poet |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λυρικός | Of or pertaining to the lyre; lyrist; lyric poet |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |