Where does “قوریجی” come from?
قوریجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوری, from Hungarian korig, from Hungarian kör, from French Cœur, from Middle French cœur, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor — heart.
قوریجی (Ottoman Turkish): ranger, forest ranger, a keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region, generally of wilderness, to protect the area
Definitions
- ranger, forest ranger, a keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region, generally of wilderness, to protect the area
Ancestry of “قوریجی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قوری | grove, enclosed meadow, reserved forest |
| 2 | Hungarian | korig | terminative singular of kor |
| 3 | Hungarian | kör | circle; circle, ring, company; round, lap |
| 4 | French | Cœur | heart |
| 5 | Middle French | cœur | Alternative form of coeur |
| 6 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 8 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |