Where does “damatlık” come from?
damatlık (Turkish) comes from Turkish damat, from Ottoman Turkish داماد, from Classical Persian داماد, from Middle Persian dʾmʾt', from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎼, from Proto-Iranian jā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ȷ́ā́mātā — to marry.
damatlık (Turkish): wedding dress of a bridegroom; state of being a...
Definitions
- wedding dress of a bridegroom; state of being a...
Ancestry of “damatlık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | damat | bridegroom; son-in-law; the husband of one's... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | داماد | bridegroom; son-in-law; sovereign's... |
| 3 | Classical Persian | داماد | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | dʾmʾt' | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎼 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | jā́mātā | son-in-law |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ā́mātā | son-in-law |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *ȷ́ā́mātā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵem- | to marry |