Where does “زنجیرلنمك” come from?
زنجیرلنمك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish زنجیر, from Persian زنجیر, from Sanskrit शृङ्खल, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
زنجیرلنمك (Ottoman Turkish): to be chained, to be fastened with a chain
Definitions
- to be chained, to be fastened with a chain
Ancestry of “زنجیرلنمك”, step by step
زنجیرلنمك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish زنجیر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | زنجیر | chain, fetter |
| 2 | Persian | زنجیر | chain |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शृङ्खल | chain, fetter, especially one made of iron;... |
| 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 Ottoman Turkish ـلنمك
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ـلنمك | — |