Where does “temsil etmek” come from?
temsil etmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish temsil, from Ottoman Turkish تمثیل, from Arabic تمثيل, from Arabic مَثَّلَ, from Arabic ث, from Arabic ت — Form of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...
temsil etmek (Turkish): to represent
Definitions
- to represent
Ancestry of “temsil etmek”, step by step
temsil etmek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish temsil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | temsil | presentment; representation; agency |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | تمثیل | presentment |
| 3 | Arabic | تمثيل | verbal noun of مَثَّلَ |
| 4 | Arabic | مَثَّلَ | to represent, portray, to act |
| 5 | Arabic | ث | — |
| 6 | Arabic | ت | Form of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of... |
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 |