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Where does “ateş” come from?

ateş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آتش, from Classical Persian آتش, from Middle Persian ʾthš, from Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱, from Proto-Iranian ātr-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- — fire.

ateş (Turkish): fire; fever, temperature; gunfire; artillery fire

Definitions

  1. fire; fever, temperature; gunfire; artillery fire

Ancestry of “ateş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآتشfire
2Classical Persianآتش—
3Middle Persianʾthšfire
4Avestan𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱singular nominative of ????; fire
5Proto-Iranianātr-fire
6Proto-Indo-Iranianātṛ-fire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₁ter-fire

Words derived from “ateş”

  • ateşçi
  • ateshdjí
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