Where does “derbendci” come from?
derbendci (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish دربندجی, from Persian دربند, from Persian در, from Classical Persian اندر, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭭, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎫𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *Hántarah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hántaras — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
derbendci (English): The guards charged with maintaining and defending a derbend in exchange for tax relief
Definitions
- The guards charged with maintaining and defending a derbend in exchange for tax relief
Ancestry of “derbendci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | دربندجی | derbendci, the guard charged with maintaining and defending a derbend in exchange for tax relief |
| 2 | Persian | دربند | mountain pass; barred gate |
| 3 | Persian | در | API •; at; in |
| 4 | Classical Persian | اندر | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭭 | in; among |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎫𐎼 | in, inside; within, among |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *Hántarah | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hántaras | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |