Where does “mürdümük” come from?

mürdümük (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مردمك, from Persian مردمک, from Persian مردم, from Middle Persian mltwm', from Proto-Iranian mártyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mártyas, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mürdümük (Turkish): chickling vetch, any plant of the species Lathyrus sativus, with edible seeds similar to peas and chickpeas

Definitions

  1. chickling vetch, any plant of the species Lathyrus sativus, with edible seeds similar to peas and chickpeas

Ancestry of “mürdümük”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمردمكmanikin, titman, homunculus, a little man
2Persianمردمکlittle man
3Persianمردمhuman; people
4Middle Persianmltwm'mankind, people
5Proto-Iranianmártyahman
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmártyasmortal, man
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mártyas →Every word from Proto-Iranian mártyah →