Where does “istirahat” come from?
istirahat (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish استراحت, from Arabic اِسْتِرَاحَة, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
istirahat (Turkish): recovery; recreation; repose
Definitions
- recovery; recreation; repose
Ancestry of “istirahat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | استراحت | — |
| 2 | Arabic | اِسْتِرَاحَة | — |
| 3 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 4 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 5 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |