Where does “zorluk” come from?

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

zorluk (Turkish): hardness, difficultness; hardship

Definitions

  1. hardness, difficultness; hardship

Ancestry of “zorluk”, 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 →