Where does “iş adamlığı” come from?
iş adamlığı (Turkish) comes from Turkish iş adamı, from Turkish adam, from Ottoman Turkish آدم, from Old Anatolian Turkish آدم, from Arabic آدَم, from Arabic آدَمُ, from Hebrew אָדָם, from Hebrew אדמה — earth, soil, land.
iş adamlığı (Turkish): the state of being a businessman
Definitions
- the state of being a businessman
Ancestry of “iş adamlığı”, step by step
iş adamlığı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish iş adamı
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | iş adamı | businessman |
| 2 | Turkish | adam | man; human |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | آدم | human; person; man |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | آدم | person, human |
| 5 | Arabic | آدَم | Adam |
| 6 | Arabic | آدَمُ | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | אָדָם | earth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person |
| 8 | Hebrew | אדמה | earth, soil, land |
via Turkish lık
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | lık | — |