Where does “cirit” come from?

cirit (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish جرید, from Arabic جَرِيد — defoliated palm.

cirit (Turkish): The game in which players on horseback throw javelins with blunted ends at their opponents to score points

Definitions

  1. The game in which players on horseback throw javelins with blunted ends at their opponents to score points

Ancestry of “cirit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجریدjereed, a blunt javelin used by the Turkish people, especially in mock fights
2Arabicجَرِيدdefoliated palm

Words derived from “cirit”

Every word from Arabic جَرِيد →Every word from Ottoman Turkish جرید →
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