Where does “hemşire” come from?
hemşire (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish همشیره, from Persian همشیره, from Persian هم, from Middle Persian hm, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎶, from Proto-Iranian hamHás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós — together, one.
hemşire (Turkish): nurse
Definitions
- nurse
Ancestry of “hemşire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | همشیره | sister |
| 2 | Persian | همشیره | sister; sibling; nurse |
| 3 | Persian | هم | also, too; similarly |
| 4 | Middle Persian | hm | same, similar |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎶 | same, together |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | hamHás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | samHás | same, equal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |