Where does “balgamsızlık” come from?
balgamsızlık (Turkish) comes from Turkish balgamsız, from Scottish Gaelic balgam, from Arabic بَلْغَم, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα, from Ancient Greek φλέγω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
balgamsızlık (Turkish): phlegmlessness
Definitions
- phlegmlessness
Ancestry of “balgamsızlık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | balgamsız | phlegmless, without phlegm |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | balgam | mouthful of a drink, sip, gulp |
| 3 | Arabic | بَلْغَم | sputum |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φλέγμα | flame, fire, heat; inflammation; phlegm, a cold... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φλέγω | I set on fire, burn, scorch; I kindle, arouse,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |