Where does “iç çamaşırı” come from?
iç çamaşırı (Turkish) comes from Turkish çamaşır, from Ottoman Turkish چاماشیر, from Persian جامه, from Middle Persian yʾmk', from Proto-Iranian *yām-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Yámas, from Proto-Indo-European *yém-o-s.
iç çamaşırı (Turkish): underwear
Definitions
- underwear
Ancestry of “iç çamaşırı”, step by step
iç çamaşırı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish çamaşır
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çamaşır | laundry |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چاماشیر | underwear, undergarment, underclothes, any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin |
| 3 | Persian | جامه | a garment, robe, vest, gown, coat |
| 4 | Middle Persian | yʾmk' | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *yām- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Yámas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *yém-o-s | — |
via Turkish iç
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | iç | inside, interior part of something; second-person... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ایچ | inside, interior, the inner part or side of something, as opposed to the exterior |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ič | interior, intestines; the interior of something;... |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | هیچ | nothing; any |
| 5 | Persian | هیچ | tiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭰 | not any |