Where does “selâmetlik” come from?

selâmetlik (Crimean Tatar) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic lik-, from Proto-Indo-European l(o)yk-o-.

selâmetlik (Crimean Tatar): health

Definitions

  1. health

Ancestry of “selâmetlik”, step by step

selâmetlik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic lik-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slaviclik-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanl(o)yk-o-—

via Crimean Tatar selâmet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarselâmethealth
2Arabicسَلَامَةgood health
Every word from Proto-Indo-European l(o)yk-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lik- →