Where does “ziyaret etmek” come from?
ziyaret etmek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish زیارت ایتمك, from Urdu زیارت, from Arabic زِيَارَة — visiting.
ziyaret etmek (Turkish): to visit
Definitions
- to visit
Ancestry of “ziyaret etmek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | زیارت ایتمك | to visit, pay a visit, call on, to habitually go to someone to meet or comfort that person |
| 2 | Urdu | زیارت | a holy visitation, pilgrimage |
| 3 | Arabic | زِيَارَة | visiting |