Where does “çeyrek” come from?

çeyrek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چیرك, from Persian چاریک, from Persian چهار, from Pahlavi pal, from Proto-Iranian tatr̥wáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tatr̥wás, from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

çeyrek (Turkish): quarter

Definitions

  1. quarter

Ancestry of “çeyrek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچیركquarter
2Persianچاریک—
3Persianچهارfour
4Pahlavipal—
5Proto-Iraniantatr̥wáhpheasant
6Proto-Indo-Iraniantatr̥wás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantetr̥-wó-s—
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tatr̥wás →