Where does “بیكار” come from?
بیكار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian بیکار, from Persian کار, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
بیكار (Ottoman Turkish): bachelor
Definitions
- bachelor
Ancestry of “بیكار”, step by step
بیكار traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian بیکار
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | بیکار | unemployed, jobless; idle, inactive; An... |
| 2 | Persian | کار | work; deed; occupation, job |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎠𐎼 | the people, subjects; army |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Persian بیکار
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | بیکار | Alternative form of بیکار; unemployed, idle,... |
via Old Anatolian Turkish bïŋar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Anatolian Turkish | bïŋar | spring |