Where does “Gürcistanlı” come from?
Gürcistanlı (Turkish) comes from Turkish Gürcistan, from Ottoman Turkish گورجستان, from Persian گرجستان, from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Proto-Indo-Iranian stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Gürcistanlı (Turkish): Georgian, a person from Georgia
Definitions
- Georgian, a person from Georgia
Ancestry of “Gürcistanlı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Gürcistan | Georgia |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | گورجستان | — |
| 3 | Persian | گرجستان | — |
| 4 | Persian | ـستان | -istan, -estan, -stan |
| 5 | Middle Persian | -stʾn' | makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stáHnam | the act of standing; position, location, place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂-no-m | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |