Where does “kısmet” come from?

kısmet (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قسمت, from Arabic قِسْمَة, from Arabic قَسَمَ, from Arabic س, from Arabic سَوْفَ — {{qualifier|future tense marker}}.

kısmet (Turkish): fate; kismet

Definitions

  1. fate; kismet

Ancestry of “kısmet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقسمتfate, destiny
2Arabicقِسْمَةportion, fate; division, lot, destiny; destiny
3Arabicقَسَمَto divide, to foreordain
4Arabicسwill
5Arabicسَوْفَ{{qualifier|future tense marker}}

Words derived from “kısmet”

Every word from Arabic سَوْفَ →Every word from Arabic س →Every word from Arabic قَسَمَ →