Where does “tılsımcı” come from?
tılsımcı (Crimean Tatar) comes from Crimean Tatar tılsım, from Arabic طِلَسْم, from Ancient Greek τέλεσμα, from Ancient Greek τελέω, from Ancient Greek τέλος, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.
tılsımcı (Crimean Tatar): magician
Definitions
- magician
Ancestry of “tılsımcı”, step by step
tılsımcı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Crimean Tatar tılsım
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimean Tatar | tılsım | magic |
| 2 | Arabic | طِلَسْم | talisman; enigma, talisman |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τέλεσμα | payment, toll, taxes; certificate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τελέω | to bring about, complete, fulfill; to perform,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέλος | completion, accomplishment, fulfillment,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέρος | part, component, region; share, portion; one's... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *(h)méros | — |
via Turkish cı
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | cı | — |