Where does “پیكار” come from?
پیكار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بوكار, from Ottoman Turkish بیكار, from Persian بیکار, from Persian کار, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
پیكار (Ottoman Turkish): battle, war
Definitions
- battle, war
Ancestry of “پیكار”, step by step
پیكار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish بوكار
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بوكار | fountain, spring |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بیكار | bachelor |
| 3 | Persian | بیکار | unemployed, jobless; idle, inactive; An... |
| 4 | Persian | کار | work; deed; occupation, job |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎠𐎼 | the people, subjects; army |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |