Where does “abdestsizlik” come from?
abdestsizlik (Turkish) comes from Turkish abdestsiz, from Turkish abdest, from Ottoman Turkish آبدست, from Persian آبدست, from Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš — water, body of water.
abdestsizlik (Turkish): the state of not having performed abdest i.e., ritual ablution before prayers
Definitions
- the state of not having performed abdest i.e., ritual ablution before prayers
Ancestry of “abdestsizlik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | abdestsiz | that has not performed the wudu, or whose ritual ablution has been broken |
| 2 | Turkish | abdest | abdest |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | آبدست | abdest |
| 4 | Persian | آبدست | abdest, wudu; ablution |
| 5 | Persian | آب | water; liquid; juice |
| 6 | Middle Persian | ʾp̄ | water |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 | into the water |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | Hā́fš | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́ps | water |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |