Where does “فلاكت” come from?

فلاكت (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian فلاکت, from Arabic فَلَاكَة.

فلاكت (Ottoman Turkish): adversity, misfortune

Definitions

  1. adversity, misfortune

Ancestry of “فلاكت”, step by step

فلاكت traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian فلاکت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianفلاکت—
2Arabicفَلَاكَة—

via Arabic فَلَك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَلَك—
Every word from Arabic فَلَاكَة →Every word from Classical Persian فلاکت →