Where does “vatansever” come from?
vatansever (Turkish) comes from Turkish vatan, from Ottoman Turkish وطن, from Arabic وَطَن — nation; homeland.
vatansever (Turkish): patriot
Ancestry of “vatansever”, step by step
vatansever 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 sevmek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | sevmek | to love; to like, enjoy; to care, fondle, caress,... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | سومك | to love; to like; to caress |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | seb- | to love; to like |