Where does “silahsız” come from?

silahsız (Turkish) comes from Turkish silah, from Ottoman Turkish silah, from Arabic سِلَاح — weapon.

silahsız (Turkish): unarmed

Definitions

  1. unarmed

Ancestry of “silahsız”, step by step

silahsız traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish silah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsilahweapon
2Ottoman Turkishsilah—
3Arabicسِلَاحweapon

via Azerbaijani silah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanisilahweapon
Every word from Arabic سِلَاح →Every word from Ottoman Turkish silah →Every word from Turkish silah →