Where does “kıstas” come from?
kıstas (Turkish) comes from Arabic قسطاس, from Ancient Greek ζυγοστάτης, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
kıstas (Turkish): criterion
Definitions
- criterion
Ancestry of “kıstas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | قسطاس | balance, scales |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ζυγοστάτης | public weigher |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |