Where does “кисмет” come from?

кисмет (Russian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قسمت, from Arabic قِسْمَة, from Arabic قَسَمَ, from Arabic س, from Arabic سَوْفَ — {{qualifier|future tense marker}}.

кисмет (Russian): kismet, fate, destiny

Definitions

  1. kismet, fate, destiny

Ancestry of “кисмет”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقسمتfate, destiny
2Arabicقِسْمَةportion, fate; division, lot, destiny; destiny
3Arabicقَسَمَto divide, to foreordain
4Arabicسwill
5Arabicسَوْفَ{{qualifier|future tense marker}}
Every word from Arabic سَوْفَ →Every word from Arabic س →Every word from Arabic قَسَمَ →