Where does “طورنیكه” come from?
طورنیكه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French tourniquet, from French tourner, from Middle French tourner, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Ancestry of “طورنیكه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tourniquet | unpowered carousel; revolving door or turnstile |
| 2 | French | tourner | to turn; to stir; to tour, to go on tour |
| 3 | Middle French | tourner | to turn; to return; to turn into; to change into |
| 4 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 5 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 6 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |