Where does “mersi” come from?
mersi (Turkish) comes from Persian مرسی, from French merci, from Middle French merci, from Old French merci, from Latin mercēs, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.
mersi (Turkish): thanks
Ancestry of “mersi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | مرسی | thanks |
| 2 | French | merci | thank you; mercy, grace |
| 3 | Middle French | merci | — |
| 4 | Old French | merci | mercy; clemency |
| 5 | Latin | mercēs | — |
| 6 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |