Where does “Amerikalı” come from?
Amerikalı (Turkish) comes from Turkish Amerika, from Ottoman Turkish آمریقا, from Italian America, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Amerikalı (Turkish): American (person born in or citizen of the USA)
Definitions
- American (person born in or citizen of the USA)
Ancestry of “Amerikalı”, step by step
Amerikalı traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish Amerika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Amerika | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آمریقا | America |
| 3 | Italian | America | — |
| 4 | New Latin | America | — |
| 5 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Crimean Tatar lı
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimean Tatar | lı | — |
via Azerbaijani Amerika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | Amerika | — |