Where does “çaresiz” come from?

çaresiz (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چاره‌سز, from Ottoman Turkish چاره, from Old Anatolian Turkish چاره, from Persian چاره — remedy, help, solution.

çaresiz (Turkish): desperate, helpless

Definitions

  1. desperate, helpless

Ancestry of “çaresiz”, step by step

çaresiz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish چاره‌سز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچاره‌سزirremediable, irreparable, incurable, unable to be remedied or cured
2Ottoman Turkishچارهremedy, cure, a medicine or treatment that relieves a disease
3Old Anatolian Turkishچارهcure, remedy, medicine, treatment; an application, medicine, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease
4Persianچارهremedy, help, solution

via Crimean Tatar siz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarsizyou

via Crimean Tatar çare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarçare
Every word from Persian چارهEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish چارهEvery word from Ottoman Turkish چاره