Where does “çamaşır” come from?

çamaşır (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چاماشیر, from Persian جامه, from Middle Persian yʾmk', from Proto-Iranian *yām-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Yámas, from Proto-Indo-European *yém-o-s.

çamaşır (Turkish): laundry

Definitions

  1. laundry

Ancestry of “çamaşır”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچاماشیرunderwear, undergarment, underclothes, any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin
2Persianجامهa garment, robe, vest, gown, coat
3Middle Persianyʾmk'—
4Proto-Iranian*yām-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianYámas—
6Proto-Indo-European*yém-o-s—

Words derived from “çamaşır”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yém-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Yámas →Every word from Proto-Iranian *yām- →