Where does “زارلامق” come from?

زارلامق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish زار, from Persian زار, from Arabic زَهْر, from Ancient Greek τέσσερα, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες, from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.

زارلامق (Ottoman Turkish): to drape, tapestry, to cover or adorn a room with drapery or tapestry

Definitions

  1. to drape, tapestry, to cover or adorn a room with drapery or tapestry

Ancestry of “زارلامق”, step by step

زارلامق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish زار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزارmembrane, film, skin, wrap; die
2Persianزارgroan; lament; die
3Arabicزَهْرcube, die; dice; the dice
4Ancient Greekτέσσεραfour
5Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρᾰfour
6Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρεςfour
7Proto-Hellenickʷétworescardinal...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Ottoman Turkish ـلا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـلا
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores