Where does “eshk” come from?

eshk (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish عشق, from Old Anatolian Turkish عشق, from Arabic عِشْق — love, passion; love, romantic passion.

eshk (Albanian): strong thirst, ardor; hedgehog

Definitions

  1. strong thirst, ardor; hedgehog

Ancestry of “eshk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishعشقlove, passion
2Old Anatolian Turkishعشقlove
3Arabicعِشْقlove, passion; love, romantic passion

Words derived from “eshk”

Every word from Arabic عِشْق →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish عشق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish عشق →