Where does “çiftçi” come from?
çiftçi (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چفتجی, from Ottoman Turkish چفت, from Persian جفت, from Pahlavi ywht, from Proto-Iranian yuxtáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yuktás, from Proto-Indo-European yugtós, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
çiftçi (Turkish): farmer (person who works the land or who keeps livestock)
Definitions
- farmer (person who works the land or who keeps livestock)
Ancestry of “çiftçi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چفتجی | farmer, agriculturist, husbandman, a person who raises crops and tends animals |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چفت | pair; mate, one of a pair; couple, brace, two... |
| 3 | Persian | جفت | pair; couple; mate |
| 4 | Pahlavi | ywht | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | yuxtáh | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yuktás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yugtós | yoked, joined |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |