Where does “basmakalıp” come from?
basmakalıp (Turkish) comes from Turkish kalıp, from Ottoman Turkish قالب, from Persian قالب, from Arabic قَالِب, from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον, from Ancient Greek κᾱλόπους, from Ancient Greek πούς — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
basmakalıp (Turkish): stereotypical, stock
Definitions
- stereotypical, stock
Ancestry of “basmakalıp”, step by step
basmakalıp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish kalıp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kalıp | mold; pattern |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قالب | form, mould, last; form, shape, arrangement... |
| 3 | Persian | قالب | mould; template |
| 4 | Arabic | قَالِب | form, mold; form, mould; mold |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܩܠܒܝܕ | last |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καλοπόδιον | shoemaker's last |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κᾱλόπους | shoemaker's last |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |