Where does “rastlantı” come from?
rastlantı (Turkish) comes from Turkish rastlamak, from Ottoman Turkish راستلامق, from Ottoman Turkish راست, from Persian راست, from Pahlavi rāst, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫, from Proto-Iranian *Hraštáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hraštás — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
rastlantı (Turkish): coincidence
Definitions
- coincidence
Ancestry of “rastlantı”, step by step
rastlantı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish rastlamak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | rastlamak | to encounter, to meet by chance |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | راستلامق | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | راست | straight, not crooked, curly, or bent, having a constant direction throughout its length |
| 4 | Persian | راست | straight; true; right |
| 5 | Pahlavi | rāst | — |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫 | right |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *Hraštáh | right |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hraštás | right |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |