Where does “kıdem” come from?

kıdem (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قدم, from Arabic قدم, from Proto-Semitic q-d-m — to precede, come before.

kıdem (Turkish): priority

Definitions

  1. priority

Ancestry of “kıdem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقدم—
2Arabicقدمto precede; to return from a journey; to come to,...
3Proto-Semiticq-d-mto precede, come before

Words derived from “kıdem”

Every word from Proto-Semitic q-d-m →Every word from Arabic قدم →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قدم →