Where does “giumert” come from?
giumert (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish جومرد, from Classical Persian جُومَرْد, from Persian جوانمرد, from Persian مرد, from Middle Persian mlt', from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian mŕ̥tah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mŕ̥tas — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
giumert (Romanian): generous
Definitions
- generous
Ancestry of “giumert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | جومرد | generous, liberal, munificent |
| 2 | Classical Persian | جُومَرْد | — |
| 3 | Persian | جوانمرد | brave, generous, manly |
| 4 | Persian | مرد | man; past stem of مردن |
| 5 | Middle Persian | mlt' | — |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 | man, mortal man; human being |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | mŕ̥tah | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mŕ̥tas | mortal, man |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |