Where does “سرمهای” come from?
سرمهای (Persian) comes from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
سرمهای (Persian): navy blue
Definitions
- navy blue
Ancestry of “سرمهای”, step by step
سرمهای traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ـی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Persian سرمه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | سرمه | kohl, collyrium; antimony; orach |
| 2 | Turkish | sürmek | To operate a wheeled vehicle; to drive, to ride |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | سورمك | to drive, drive away, banish, advance, sell in... |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | sür- | to drive away, spend time, go ahead, advance; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | sǖr- | to vade away; to drive away, banish |