Where does “parasız” come from?
parasız (Crimean Tatar) comes from Crimean Tatar para, from Persian پاره, from Middle Persian pʾlk' — piece, part, portion.
parasız (Crimean Tatar): gratuitous
Ancestry of “parasız”, step by step
parasız traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Crimean Tatar para
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Crimean Tatar | para | cash, money |
| 2 | Persian | پاره | piece, part, portion; coin, money; torn, torn... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | pʾlk' | piece, part, portion |
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 |