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

Definitions

  1. thanks

Ancestry of “mersi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمرسیthanks
2Frenchmercithank you; mercy, grace
3Middle Frenchmerci—
4Old Frenchmercimercy; clemency
5Latinmercēspay, wages, reward
6Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
7Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin mercēs →