Where does “üstünkörü” come from?

üstünkörü (Turkish) comes from Turkish kör, from Ottoman Turkish كور, from Persian کور, from Middle Persian kwl.

üstünkörü (Turkish): cursory, superficial, slapdash

Definitions

  1. cursory, superficial, slapdash

Ancestry of “üstünkörü”, step by step

üstünkörü traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkörblind; blunt, not sharp; of a place, having...
2Ottoman Turkishكورblind
3Persianکورblind
4Middle Persiankwl—

via Turkish üstün

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishüstünsuperior; high; excellent
Every word from Middle Persian kwl →Every word from Persian کور →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كور →