Where does “namus cinayeti” come from?
namus cinayeti (Turkish) comes from Turkish namus, from Ottoman Turkish ناموس, from Arabic نَامُوس, from Classical Syriac ܢܳܡܘܿܣܳܐ, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
namus cinayeti (Turkish): honour killing
Definitions
- honour killing
Ancestry of “namus cinayeti”, step by step
namus cinayeti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish namus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | namus | honor |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ناموس | confidant, a person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets, especially an intimate of a great personage |
| 3 | Arabic | نَامُوس | {{w|namus}} |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܢܳܡܘܿܣܳܐ | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |