Where does “tımar” come from?

tımar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish تیمار, from Persian تیمار, from Pahlavi tymʾl.

tımar (Turkish): timar, a kind of Ottoman Empire fief granted by the Sultan to a spahi in exchange for his cavalryman service and cultivated by villeins who leased it from him

Definitions

  1. timar, a kind of Ottoman Empire fief granted by the Sultan to a spahi in exchange for his cavalryman service and cultivated by villeins who leased it from him

Ancestry of “tımar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتیمارcare, nurture, provision; a kind of Ottoman...
2Persianتیمارcare; nurture; provision
3Pahlavitymʾl—
Every word from Pahlavi tymʾl →Every word from Persian تیمار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تیمار →