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 چاره →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish چاره →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چاره →