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Where does “umutsuz” come from?

umutsuz (Turkish) comes from Turkish umut, from Ottoman Turkish امید, from Classical Persian امید.

umutsuz (Turkish): hopeless; desperate

Definitions

  1. hopeless; desperate

Ancestry of “umutsuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishumuthope , wish; expectation
2Ottoman Turkishامید—
3Classical Persianامید—
Every word from Classical Persian امید →