Where does “ბილგისაჲარი” come from?
ბილგისაჲარი (Laz) comes from Turkish bilgisayar, from Turkish bilgi, from Crimean Tatar bilmek, from Proto-Turkic bil-, from Ottoman Turkish بالـ, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k' — to be warm, be hot.
ბილგისაჲარი (Laz): computer
Definitions
- computer
Ancestry of “ბილგისაჲარი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | bilgisayar | computer |
| 2 | Turkish | bilgi | knowledge, information |
| 3 | Crimean Tatar | bilmek | to know |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | bil- | to know |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | بالـ | Derives adverbs from Arabic nouns |
| 6 | Arabic | ب | Abbreviation of باب; with, by; with |
| 7 | Arabic | طَابَق | — |
| 8 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |