Where does “مردارلق” come from?

مردارلق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مردار, from Persian مردار, from Persian مردن, from Middle Persian YMYTWNtn', from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

مردارلق (Ottoman Turkish): dirt, filth, grime, squalor, muck, any foul matter which soils or defiles

Definitions

  1. dirt, filth, grime, squalor, muck, any foul matter which soils or defiles

Ancestry of “مردارلق”, step by step

مردارلق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish مردار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمردارcarrion, carcass, the body of a dead animal
2Persianمردارcarrion; corpse; carcass
3Persianمردنto die
4Middle PersianYMYTWNtn'—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Ottoman Turkish ـلق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـلق-ness
2Proto-Turkic*-liknoun suffix; -ness

Words derived from “مردارلق”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Middle Persian YMYTWNtn' →Every word from Persian مردن →