Where does “kör” come from?

kör (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كور, from Persian کور, from Middle Persian kwl.

kör (Turkish): blind; blunt, not sharp; of a place, having...

Definitions

  1. blind; blunt, not sharp; of a place, having...

Ancestry of “kör”, step by step

kör traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish كور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكورblind
2Persianکورblind
3Middle Persiankwl—

via Ottoman Turkish قور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقورwooing; glowing coal, ember
2Proto-Turkickȫŕglowing coals

via Proto-Turkic *kūr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*kūr—

Words derived from “kör”

Every word from Middle Persian kwl →Every word from Persian کور →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كور →