Where does “ترسناک” come from?
ترسناک (Persian) comes from Persian ترس, from Arabic تُرْس, from Ancient Greek θυρεός, from Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.
ترسناک (Persian): scary; frightening
Definitions
- scary; frightening
Ancestry of “ترسناک”, step by step
ترسناک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ترس
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ترس | fear; terror; shield, buckler |
| 2 | Arabic | تُرْس | shield |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θυρεός | a stone put against a door to keep it shut, a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θῠ́ρᾱ | door, entrance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwer- | door |
via Persian ـناک
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـناک | polluted with |