Where does “korsanlık” come from?
korsanlık (Turkish) comes from Turkish korsan, from Arabic قرصان, from Arabic قُرْصَان, from Italian corsale, from Medieval Latin cursarius, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
korsanlık (Turkish): piracy
Definitions
- piracy
Ancestry of “korsanlık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | korsan | pirate |
| 2 | Arabic | قرصان | pirate, sea-raider; pirate; cracker; hacker |
| 3 | Arabic | قُرْصَان | {{l|en|pirate}} |
| 4 | Italian | corsale | corsair |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | cursarius | pirate, sea-raider; pirate, sea-raider, corsair;... |
| 6 | Latin | cursus | The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,... |
| 7 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |