Where does “tasvir etmek” come from?
tasvir etmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish tasvir, from Ottoman Turkish تصویر, from Arabic تَصْوِير, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
tasvir etmek (Turkish): to depict, to delineate, to portray, to describe
Definitions
- to depict, to delineate, to portray, to describe
Ancestry of “tasvir etmek”, step by step
tasvir etmek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish tasvir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | tasvir | description (act of describing) |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | تصویر | depiction, picture, design |
| 3 | Arabic | تَصْوِير | depiction, photography |
| 4 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 5 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 6 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |
via Turkish etmek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | etmek | to do; to make; to equal |
| 2 | Turkish | yerle bir etmek | to destroy, to ruin |