Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جومرد (cömerd), from Classical Persian جُومَرْد (jūmard), shortening of جَوَانْمَرْد (jawānmard, “brave, generous”). Compare other Turkic languages, such as Bashkir йомарт (yomart), Kazakh жомарт (jomart), Tatar юмарт (yumart), Turkmen jomart and Uzbek jumard.