Where does “جومردلك” come from?
جومردلك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Omani Arabic لك, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ- — to protect.
جومردلك (Ottoman Turkish): generosity, munificence, liberality, largesse, the trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time
Definitions
- generosity, munificence, liberality, largesse, the trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time
Ancestry of “جومردلك”, step by step
جومردلك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Omani Arabic لك
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omani Arabic | لك | — |
| 2 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 3 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 4 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 7 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |
via Ottoman Turkish جومرد
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | جومرد | generous, liberal, munificent |
| 2 | Classical Persian | جُومَرْد | — |
| 3 | Persian | جوانمرد | brave, generous, manly |
| 4 | Persian | مرد | man; past stem of مردن |
| 5 | Middle Persian | mlt' | — |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 | man, mortal man; human being |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | mŕ̥tah | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mŕ̥tas | mortal, man |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |