Where does “şehirlerarası otobüs” come from?
şehirlerarası otobüs (Turkish) comes from Turkish otobüs, from French autobus, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
şehirlerarası otobüs (Turkish): intercity bus, coach
Definitions
- intercity bus, coach
Ancestry of “şehirlerarası otobüs”, step by step
şehirlerarası otobüs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish otobüs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | otobüs | bus |
| 2 | French | autobus | bus, coach |
| 3 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 4 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Turkish şehirlerarası
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | şehirlerarası | intercity |
| 2 | Turkish | şehir | city |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | شهر | city; town; borough |
| 4 | Classical Persian | شهر | — |