Where does “afyonu patlamak” come from?
afyonu patlamak (Turkish) comes from Turkish afyon, from Ottoman Turkish افیون, from Arabic أَفْيُون, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
afyonu patlamak (Turkish): to wake up, to come to oneself; or, to act grumpily, to have a bad temper
Definitions
- to wake up, to come to oneself; or, to act grumpily, to have a bad temper
Ancestry of “afyonu patlamak”, step by step
afyonu patlamak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish afyon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | afyon | opium |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | افیون | — |
| 3 | Arabic | أَفْيُون | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄπιον | poppy juice, opium |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Turkish patlamak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | patlamak | To blast, to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to... |