Etymology Explorer › Ottoman Turkish

Where does “میلیار” come from?

میلیار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī.

Ancestry of “میلیار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchmilliardA milliard
2Frenchmillionmillion, 10
3Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
4Old Frenchmillon—
5Italianmilionemillion
6Italianmillethousand
7LatinMīlle—
8Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →