Where does “şans” come from?
şans (Turkish) comes from Russian шанс, from French chance, from Old French cheance, from Vulgar Latin cadentia, from Latin cadēns, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
şans (Turkish): luck; fortune
Ancestry of “şans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | шанс | chance, prospect |
| 2 | French | chance | chance; luck |
| 3 | Old French | cheance | accident, chance, luck |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | cadentia | falling |
| 5 | Latin | cadēns | — |
| 6 | Latin | cadō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
Words derived from “şans”