Where does “tirfil” come from?
tirfil (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طرفیل, from Greek τριφύλλι, from Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον, from Ancient Greek φύλλον, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃-yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
tirfil (Turkish): clover, trefoil, any plant of the genus Trifolium, with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets
Definitions
- clover, trefoil, any plant of the genus Trifolium, with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets
Ancestry of “tirfil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | طرفیل | trefoil, clover, any leguminous plant of the genus Trifolium |
| 2 | Greek | τριφύλλι | clover, trefoil, shamrock (plant in genus Trifolium) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρίφυλλον | clover; pitch trefoil; ornament shaped like a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύλλον | leaf; foliage; plant |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃-yom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |