Where does “gözyaşı” come from?
gözyaşı (Turkish) comes from Turkish göz, from Turkish ağrı, from Turkish -ı, from Ottoman Turkish ـی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas — -y, -ic.
gözyaşı (Turkish): tear
Definitions
- tear
Ancestry of “gözyaşı”, step by step
gözyaşı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish göz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | göz | eye; cell, compartment |
| 2 | Turkish | ağrı | pain, ache |
| 3 | Turkish | -ı | accusative suffix; 3rd person singular possessive... |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | ـی | 3rd-person possessive suffix |
| 5 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 6 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 7 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |