Where does “Rumelian” come from?
Rumelian (English) comes from English Rumelia, from Ottoman Turkish رومایلی, from Ottoman Turkish روم, from Arabic رُوم, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Rumelian (English): Of or from Rumelia; A native or inhabitant of...
Definitions
- Of or from Rumelia; A native or inhabitant of...
Ancestry of “Rumelian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Rumelia | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | رومایلی | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | روم | — |
| 4 | Arabic | رُوم | Byzantines |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 | Rome; Byzantine |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ῥωμανία | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |