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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچاره‌سز—
2Ottoman Turkishچاره—
3Old Anatolian Turkishچاره—
4Persianچارهremedy, help, solution
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