Where does “سرمایه” come from?

سرمایه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian سرمایه, from Persian سر, from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤, from Proto-Iranian *cŕ̥Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

سرمایه (Ottoman Turkish): capital

Definitions

  1. capital

Ancestry of “سرمایه”, step by step

سرمایه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سرمایه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرمایهcapital money
2Persianسرhead; the topmost, foremost, or leading part;...
3Middle Persian𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤head; top, summit
4Proto-Iranian*cŕ̥Hah—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Classical Persian سرمایه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianسرمایه—

Words derived from “سرمایه”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has →