Where does “zorlamak” come from?

zorlamak (Turkish) comes from Turkish zor, from Ottoman Turkish زور, from Persian زور, from Parthian zʿwr.

zorlamak (Turkish): to force, constrain, coerce, compel

Definitions

  1. to force, constrain, coerce, compel

Ancestry of “zorlamak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishzorhard, difficult
2Ottoman Turkishزورhard, difficult, exhausting; force, strength,...
3Persianزورlibation; force, strength, power, might;...
4Parthianzʿwr—
Every word from Parthian zʿwr →Every word from Persian زور →Every word from Ottoman Turkish زور →
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