Where does “چفتجیلك” come from?
چفتجیلك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Omani Arabic لك, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ- — to protect.
چفتجیلك (Ottoman Turkish): agriculture, husbandry, agronomy, the occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer
Definitions
- agriculture, husbandry, agronomy, the occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer
Ancestry of “چفتجیلك”, step by step
چفتجیلك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Omani Arabic لك
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omani Arabic | لك | — |
| 2 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 3 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 4 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 7 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |
via Ottoman Turkish چفتجی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چفتجی | farmer, agriculturist, husbandman, a person who raises crops and tends animals |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چفت | pair; mate, one of a pair; couple, brace, two... |
| 3 | Persian | جفت | pair; couple; mate |
| 4 | Pahlavi | ywht | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | yuxtáh | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yuktás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yugtós | yoked, joined |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |