Where does “serbestlik” come from?

serbestlik (Crimean Tatar) comes from Crimean Tatar serbest, from Ottoman Turkish سربست, from Persian سربست.

serbestlik (Crimean Tatar): freedom, liberty

Definitions

  1. freedom, liberty

Ancestry of “serbestlik”, step by step

serbestlik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Crimean Tatar serbest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarserbestfree unconstrained
2Ottoman Turkishسربست—
3Persianسربست—

via Proto-Balto-Slavic lik-

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

Words derived from “serbestlik”

Every word from Persian سربست →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سربست →Every word from Crimean Tatar serbest →