Where does “vatansız” come from?
vatansız (Turkish) comes from Turkish vatan, from Ottoman Turkish وطن, from Arabic وَطَن — nation; homeland.
vatansız (Turkish): homeless; stateless
Ancestry of “vatansız”, step by step
vatansız traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish vatan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | vatan | homeland, home country; motherland, fatherland,... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | وطن | homeland, fatherland, motherland, the country that one regards as home |
| 3 | Arabic | وَطَن | nation; homeland |
via Turkish sız
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | sız | you (plural subject pronoun: the group being addressed); you guys, y'all |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | سز | ye, you |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | siŕ | you; ye |