Where does “koridor” come from?
koridor (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوریدور, from French corridor, from Italian corridore, from Italian correre, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
koridor (Turkish): corridor
Definitions
- corridor
Ancestry of “koridor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قوریدور | corridor, hallway, passageway, a narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building |
| 2 | French | corridor | passage, corridor |
| 3 | Italian | corridore | running; racing; runner |
| 4 | Italian | correre | to run; to hurry, rush |
| 5 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |