Where does “فداكارلق” come from?
فداكارلق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فداكار, from Persian کار, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
فداكارلق (Ottoman Turkish): self-sacrifice
Definitions
- self-sacrifice
Ancestry of “فداكارلق”, step by step
فداكارلق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish فداكار
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فداكار | self-sacrificing; selfless |
| 2 | Persian | کار | work; deed; occupation, job |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎠𐎼 | the people, subjects; army |
| 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 |