Where does “timar” come from?

timar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish تیمار, from Persian تیمار, from Pahlavi tymʾl.

timar (Serbo-Croatian): a kind of Ottoman Empire fief granted by the Sultan to a spahi (spàhija) in exchange for his cavalryman service and cultivated by villeins who leased it from him, timar

Definitions

  1. a kind of Ottoman Empire fief granted by the Sultan to a spahi (spàhija) in exchange for his cavalryman service and cultivated by villeins who leased it from him, timar

Ancestry of “timar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتیمارcare, nurture, provision; a kind of Ottoman...
2Persianتیمارcare; nurture; provision
3Pahlavitymʾl—
Every word from Pahlavi tymʾl →Every word from Persian تیمار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تیمار →