Where does “kıdemce” come from?

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

kıdemce (Turkish): by seniority, based on experience and length of service

Definitions

  1. by seniority, based on experience and length of service

Ancestry of “kıdemce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkıdempriority
2Ottoman Turkishقدم—
3Arabicقدمto precede; to return from a journey; to come to,...
4Proto-Semiticq-d-mto precede, come before
Every word from Proto-Semitic q-d-m →Every word from Arabic قدم →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قدم →