Where does “yardımsever” come from?
yardımsever (Turkish) comes from Turkish yardım, from Ottoman Turkish یاردم, from Persian یار, from Persian یاور — assistant; police officer; major.
yardımsever (Turkish): helpful; charitable
Definitions
- helpful; charitable
Ancestry of “yardımsever”, step by step
yardımsever traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish yardım
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | yardım | help |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یاردم | help, aid, succour, any action given to provide assistance to a person in difficulty |
| 3 | Persian | یار | friend, lover, companion; assistant, defender,... |
| 4 | Persian | یاور | assistant; police officer; major |
via Turkish sever
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | sever | third-person singular present simple indicative... |