Where does “amansız” come from?
amansız (Turkish) comes from Turkish aman, from Ottoman Turkish امان, from Arabic اَمَان — tranquillity, peacefulness.
amansız (Turkish): merciless, pitiless
Ancestry of “amansız”, step by step
amansız traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish aman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | aman | mercy; quarter; oh! |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | امان | safety, security, peace; protection, safeguard;... |
| 3 | Arabic | اَمَان | tranquillity, peacefulness |
via Turkish sız
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | sız | you (plural subject pronoun: the group being addressed); you guys, y'all |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | سز | ye, you |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | siŕ | you; ye |
Words derived from “amansız”