Where does “trafik sıkışıklığı” come from?
trafik sıkışıklığı (Turkish) comes from Turkish trafik, from Ottoman Turkish ترافیك, from French trafic, from Middle French trafique, from Italian traffico, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio.
trafik sıkışıklığı (Turkish): traffic jam
Definitions
- traffic jam
Ancestry of “trafik sıkışıklığı”, step by step
trafik sıkışıklığı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish trafik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | trafik | traffic |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ترافیك | — |
| 3 | French | trafic | traffic |
| 4 | Middle French | trafique | traffic |
| 5 | Italian | traffico | traffic; trade; activity, rush |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | transfricare | to rub across |
| 7 | Latin | fricō | to rub |
| 8 | Latin | frio | I crumble, rub, or break into pieces |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *friāō | — |
via Turkish sıkışıklık
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | sıkışıklık | — |