Where does “ዕርዲ” come from?

ዕርዲ (Tigrinya) comes from Arabic عُرْضِيّ, from Ottoman Turkish اردو, from Proto-Turkic ordu — army, camp.

ዕርዲ (Tigrinya): fortified camp, fort

Definitions

  1. fortified camp, fort

Ancestry of “ዕርዲ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعُرْضِيّ—
2Ottoman Turkishاردوmilitary camp
3Proto-Turkicorduarmy, camp
Every word from Proto-Turkic ordu →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اردو →Every word from Arabic عُرْضِيّ →