Where does “gülkurusu” come from?
gülkurusu (Turkish) comes from Turkish gül, from Ottoman Turkish گل, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha — wet, damp.
gülkurusu (Turkish): The color of a pink rose's petals when dried, a light, matte purpleish-pink tone
Definitions
- The color of a pink rose's petals when dried, a light, matte purpleish-pink tone
Ancestry of “gülkurusu”, step by step
gülkurusu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish gül
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | gül | rose; second-person singular imperative of gülmek |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | گل | rose |
| 3 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 4 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 5 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 6 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 7 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 8 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 10 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |
via Turkish kuru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kuru | dry; emaciated; depleted |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قورو | dry, arid, free from or lacking moisture or liquid, especially water, not wet or moist |
| 3 | Greek | κοριός | bug, bedbug; insect; bug |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόρις | bedbug; a type of fish; a type of St John's wort |
| 5 | New Latin | -opsis | resembling in appearance; resembling structure |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |