Where does “sert” come from?
sert (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سرت, from Persian سرد, from Middle Persian slt', from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
sert (Turkish): violent; hard; harsh
Ancestry of “sert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سرت | — |
| 2 | Persian | سرد | cold |
| 3 | Middle Persian | slt' | cold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |