Where does “fedakâr” come from?
fedakâr (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فداكار, from Persian کار, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
fedakâr (Turkish): selfless
Ancestry of “fedakâr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فداكار | — |
| 2 | Persian | کار | work; deed; occupation, job |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎠𐎼 | the people, subjects; army |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “fedakâr”