Where does “reis” come from?
Reis comes from Arabic رَئِيس, ultimately from Proto-Semitic raʾš-, which originally meant "head" and came to denote a leader or chief.
reis (English): The holder of a Turkish military rank akin to...
Definitions
- The holder of a Turkish military rank akin to...
Ancestry of “reis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | رئیس | president; chief; head |
| 2 | Arabic | رَئِيس | head, chief, leader; leader, chief, head |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | raʾš- | head |