Where does “tercüman” come from?

tercüman (Turkish) comes from Arabic تُرْجُمَان, from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ, from Akkadian targumannum — interpreter, dragoman.

tercüman (Turkish): interpreter

Definitions

  1. interpreter

Ancestry of “tercüman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتُرْجُمَانtranslator, interpreter
2Classical Syriacܬܪܓܡܢܐtranslator
3Akkadiantargumannuminterpreter, dragoman
Every word from Akkadian targumannum →Every word from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ →Every word from Arabic تُرْجُمَان →