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
Rumelian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Rumelia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rumelia | A former region comprising the territories of the Ottoman Empire in Europe |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | رومایلی | Rumelia |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | روم | Various other areas of the Ottoman Empire full of "Roman" (i.e. Byzantine Greek) people, particularly central Anatolia |
| 4 | Arabic | رُوم | Byzantines |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 | Rome; Byzantine |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ῥωμανία | Byzantine Empire |
| 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... |