Where does “Almancı” come from?
Almancı (Turkish) comes from Turkish Alman, from Ottoman Turkish آلمان, from French Allemand, from Latin alemannus, from Proto-Germanic Alamann-, from Proto-Germanic alamann-, from Proto-Germanic mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Almancı (Turkish): a German sympathizer
Definitions
- a German sympathizer
Ancestry of “Almancı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Alman | German; a German |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آلمان | German |
| 3 | French | Allemand | German person |
| 4 | Latin | alemannus | A male member of the Alemanni tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Alamann- | an Alamanni man |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | alamann- | mankind |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mann- | human, human being, person, individual; name of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |