Where does “əks-hərəkət” come from?

əks-hərəkət (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani əks, from Arabic عَكْس — reflection, opposite.

əks-hərəkət (Azerbaijani): oncoming traffic

Definitions

  1. oncoming traffic

Ancestry of “əks-hərəkət”, step by step

əks-hərəkət traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani əks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniəkscontrary, adverse
2Arabicعَكْسreflection, opposite

via Azerbaijani hərəkət

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanihərəkətmovement physical motion between points in space
2Arabicحَرَكَةmovement; motion, movement
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