Where does “neredeyse” come from?

neredeyse (Turkish) comes from Turkish nerede, from Ottoman Turkish نرده — where.

neredeyse (Turkish): almost, nearly

Definitions

  1. almost, nearly

Ancestry of “neredeyse”, step by step

neredeyse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish nerede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishneredewhere
2Ottoman Turkishنردهwhere

via Turkish ise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishiseif; dative singular of is
2Ottoman Turkishایسهif
Every word from Ottoman Turkish نرده →Every word from Turkish nerede →