Where does “rastgele” come from?
rastgele (Turkish) comes from Turkish rast, from Ottoman Turkish راست, from Persian راست, from Pahlavi rāst, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫, from Proto-Iranian *Hraštáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hraštás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
rastgele (Turkish): random
Definitions
- random
Ancestry of “rastgele”, step by step
rastgele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish rast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | rast | true, correct, right |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | راست | straight, not crooked, curly, or bent, having a constant direction throughout its length |
| 3 | Persian | راست | straight; true; right |
| 4 | Pahlavi | rāst | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫 | right |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *Hraštáh | right |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hraštás | right |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |