Where does “قوم” come from?
قوم (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Armenian գոմ, from Old Armenian գոմ — fold/stall for sheep or cattle; to be, to exist,...
قوم (Ottoman Turkish): sand, gravel
Ancestry of “قوم”, step by step
قوم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian գոմ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | գոմ | cattleshed, cowhouse, barn |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գոմ | fold/stall for sheep or cattle; to be, to exist,... |
via Old Anatolian Turkish قوم
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Anatolian Turkish | قوم | sand, rock that is ground more finely than gravel, forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction |
| 2 | Arabic | قَوْم | people |