Where does “ارغات” come from?
ارغات (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Greek εργάτης, from Ancient Greek ἐργάτης, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
ارغات (Ottoman Turkish): labourer, manual worker; capstan, windlass, winch
Definitions
- labourer, manual worker; capstan, windlass, winch
Ancestry of “ارغات”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | εργάτης | male worker, labourer, hand, servant; capstan,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐργάτης | worker, workman, labourer; capstan, windlass,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |