Where does “bilim insanı” come from?
bilim insanı (Turkish) comes from Turkish bilim, from Turkish bilmek, from Ottoman Turkish بلمك, from Proto-Turkic bil-, from Ottoman Turkish بالـ, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k' — to be warm, be hot.
bilim insanı (Turkish): scientist
Definitions
- scientist
Ancestry of “bilim insanı”, step by step
bilim insanı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish bilim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | bilim | science |
| 2 | Turkish | bilmek | to know, be informed of, be aware of; to... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بلمك | to know, understand, recognise |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | bil- | to know |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | بالـ | Derives adverbs from Arabic nouns |
| 6 | Arabic | ب | Abbreviation of باب; with, by; with |
| 7 | Arabic | طَابَق | — |
| 8 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |