Where does “simkeş” come from?
simkeş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سیمكش, from Classical Persian سیمکش, from Persian سیم, from Persian سی, from English cee, from Middle English cee, from Old French sei, from Latin sēdēs — to sit.
simkeş (Turkish): craftsman who produces silver wires or threads
Definitions
- craftsman who produces silver wires or threads
Ancestry of “simkeş”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سیمكش | wire-drawer, a craftsman who produces silver wires or threads from a rolling mill |
| 2 | Classical Persian | سیمکش | — |
| 3 | Persian | سیم | wire; silver; thirtieth |
| 4 | Persian | سی | thirty; for; in order to |
| 5 | English | cee | The name of the Latin-script letter C; Something... |
| 6 | Middle English | cee | Alternative form of see |
| 7 | Old French | sei | — |
| 8 | Latin | sēdēs | seat, chair |
| 9 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |