Where does “ამერიკალი” come from?
ამერიკალი (Laz) comes from Turkish Amerikalı, from Turkish Amerika, from Ottoman Turkish آمریقا, from Italian America, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
ამერიკალი (Laz): American
Definitions
- American
Ancestry of “ამერიკალი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Amerikalı | American (person born in or citizen of the USA) |
| 2 | Turkish | Amerika | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | آمریقا | America |
| 4 | Italian | America | — |
| 5 | New Latin | America | — |
| 6 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |