Where does “politika” come from?
politika (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پولتیقه, from Italian politica, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
politika (Turkish): politics; policy
Ancestry of “politika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پولتیقه | — |
| 2 | Italian | politica | politics; policy; cleverness, shrewdness |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “politika”