Where does “kismet” come from?

kismet (English) comes from Turkish kısmet, from Ottoman Turkish قسمت, from Arabic قِسْمَة, from Arabic قَسَمَ, from Arabic س, from Arabic سَوْفَ — {{qualifier|future tense marker}}.

kismet (English): Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny

Definitions

  1. Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny

Ancestry of “kismet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkısmetfate; kismet
2Ottoman Turkishقسمتfate, destiny
3Arabicقِسْمَةportion, fate; division, lot, destiny; destiny
4Arabicقَسَمَto divide, to foreordain
5Arabicسwill
6Arabicسَوْفَ{{qualifier|future tense marker}}

Words derived from “kismet”

Every word from Arabic سَوْفَ →Every word from Arabic س →Every word from Arabic قَسَمَ →