Etymology

kismet

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Today it means: Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish قسمت ← Arabic قِسْمَة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromقِسْمَة“division, lot, destiny”
  2. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromقسمت“fate, destiny”
  3. English todaykismet

From Ottoman Turkish قسمت (kısmet, “fate, destiny”) (Turkish kısmet), from Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma, “division, lot, destiny”).

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