Where does “yara bandı” come from?
yara bandı (Turkish) comes from Turkish yara, from Ottoman Turkish یاره, from Proto-Turkic yara — wound; be good enough, be sufficient, be...
yara bandı (Turkish): band-aid
Definitions
- band-aid
Ancestry of “yara bandı”, step by step
yara bandı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish yara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | yara | wound, injury; breach, crack; pain, suffering;... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یاره | wound; scar; pain, suffering |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | yara | wound; be good enough, be sufficient, be... |
via Proto-Germanic bant-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | bant- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰonHdeₕ₂- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰHdús- | — |