Where does “Viranşehir” come from?
Viranşehir (Turkish) comes from Turkish pınar, from Ottoman Turkish پیكار, from Ottoman Turkish بوكار, from Ottoman Turkish بیكار, from Persian بیکار, from Persian کار, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
Ancestry of “Viranşehir”, step by step
Viranşehir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish pınar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | pınar | spring, fountain, fount |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پیكار | battle, war |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بوكار | fountain, spring |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | بیكار | bachelor |
| 5 | Persian | بیکار | unemployed, jobless; idle, inactive; An... |
| 6 | Persian | کار | work; deed; occupation, job |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎠𐎼 | the people, subjects; army |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |