Where does “ter” come from?
ter (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish تر, from Persian تر, from Middle Persian tl' — wet, moist.
ter (Turkish): sweat
Ancestry of “ter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | تر | sweat; used to imitate a tremble or... |
| 2 | Persian | تر | moist, wet; A suffix forming the comparative... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | tl' | wet, moist |