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Where does “yorgunluk” come from?

yorgunluk (Turkish) comes from Turkish yorgun, from Azerbaijani kin, from Persian کین, from Middle Persian kyn', from Old Persian 𐎣𐎡𐎴, from Proto-Iranian *kaynáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaynáH, from Proto-Indo-European kʷoynéh₂ — to pay; to avenge.

yorgunluk (Turkish): tiredness

Definitions

  1. tiredness

Ancestry of “yorgunluk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyorguntired
2Azerbaijanikin—
3Persianکینhatred, enmity, rancour, malice; revenge
4Middle Persiankyn'hate, malice, revenge
5Old Persian𐎣𐎡𐎴—
6Proto-Iranian*kaynáH—
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*kaynáH—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷoynéh₂payment; punishment, vengeance
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
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