Where does “pınar” come from?
pınar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پیكار, from Ottoman Turkish بوكار, from Ottoman Turkish بیكار, from Persian بیکار, from Persian کار, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
pınar (Turkish): spring, fountain, fount
Definitions
- spring, fountain, fount
Ancestry of “pınar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پیكار | battle, war |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بوكار | fountain, spring |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بیكار | bachelor |
| 4 | Persian | بیکار | unemployed, jobless; idle, inactive; An... |
| 5 | Persian | کار | work; deed; occupation, job |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎠𐎼 | the people, subjects; army |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |