Where does “falcı” come from?
falcı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فالجی, from Ottoman Turkish فال, from Arabic فَأْل — omen.
falcı (Turkish): fortune teller, soothsayer
Definitions
- fortune teller, soothsayer
Ancestry of “falcı”, step by step
falcı traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish فالجی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فالجی | diviner, fortune-teller, soothsayer, seer, clairvoyant, augur, one who foretells the future by way of an occultic ritual or practice |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | فال | omen, portent, augury, something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future |
| 3 | Arabic | فَأْل | omen |
via Turkish cı
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | cı | — |
via Crimean Tatar fal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimean Tatar | fal | divination, fortune-telling |