Where does “intihar bombacısı” come from?
intihar bombacısı (Turkish) comes from Turkish bombacı, from Turkish bomba, from Ottoman Turkish بومبا, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
intihar bombacısı (Turkish): suicide bomber
Definitions
- suicide bomber
Ancestry of “intihar bombacısı”, step by step
intihar bombacısı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish bombacı
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | bombacı | bomber |
| 2 | Turkish | bomba | bomb |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بومبا | — |
| 4 | Italian | bomba | bomb |
| 5 | Italian | bombo | bumblebee; buzzing |
| 6 | Latin | bombus | A buzz or humming sound |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βόμβος | any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,... |
via Turkish intihar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | intihar | suicide |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | انتحار | suicide |
| 3 | Arabic | اِنْتِحَار | — |