Where does “قیر شهری” come from?
قیر شهری (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شهر, from Persian شهر, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 — land, country; city.
Ancestry of “قیر شهری”, step by step
قیر شهری traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish شهر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | شهر | city; town; borough |
| 2 | Persian | شهر | land, country; city, town |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 | land, country; city |
via Ottoman Turkish قیر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قیر | steppe |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | kï̄ŕ | girl; woman; ? red, dark thing |
Words derived from “قیر شهری”