Where does “Rum” come from?
Rum (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish روم, from Arabic رُوم, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Rum (Turkish): relating to Greeks living in Turkey
Definitions
- relating to Greeks living in Turkey
Ancestry of “Rum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | روم | Various other areas of the Ottoman Empire full of "Roman" (i.e. Byzantine Greek) people, particularly central Anatolia |
| 2 | Arabic | رُوم | Byzantines |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 | Rome; Byzantine |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ῥωμανία | Byzantine Empire |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |