Where does “şanssız” come from?
şanssız (Turkish) comes from Turkish şans, from Russian шанс, from French chance, from Old French cheance, from Vulgar Latin cadentia, from Latin cadēns, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō — to fall.
şanssız (Turkish): unlucky
Ancestry of “şanssız”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | şans | luck; fortune |
| 2 | Russian | шанс | chance, prospect |
| 3 | French | chance | chance; luck |
| 4 | Old French | cheance | accident, chance, luck |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | cadentia | falling |
| 6 | Latin | cadēns | — |
| 7 | Latin | cadō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |