Where does “یشیللك” come from?
یشیللك (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.
یشیللك (Ottoman Turkish): greenness, the state or quality of being green in color
Definitions
- greenness, the state or quality of being green in color
Ancestry of “یشیللك”, step by step
یشیللك 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 |