Where does “dâhilik” come from?
dâhilik (Turkish) comes from Turkish dâhi, from Ottoman Turkish دخی, from Old Anatolian Turkish داخی, from Maori tiaki, from English cheque, from English check, from English chequer, from Old French eschequier — to sire, beget.
dâhilik (Turkish): The quality or state of being a genius
Definitions
- The quality or state of being a genius
Ancestry of “dâhilik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | dâhi | genius |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دخی | too |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | داخی | — |
| 4 | Maori | tiaki | guard or keep; jack |
| 5 | English | cheque | A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named... |
| 6 | English | check | A situation in which the king is directly... |
| 7 | English | chequer | The edible fruit of the wild service tree,... |
| 8 | Old French | eschequier | exchequer |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | scaccarium | chess board; chessboard; exchequer |
| 10 | Vulgar Latin | scaccus | chess |
| 11 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 12 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 13 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 14 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 15 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |