Where does “damaqarxası” come from?

damaqarxası (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani damaq, from Persian دماغ, from Arabic دِمَاغ — brain.

damaqarxası (Azerbaijani): velar

Definitions

  1. velar

Ancestry of “damaqarxası”, step by step

damaqarxası traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani damaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanidamaqpalate
2Persianدماغnose; brain, conceit
3Arabicدِمَاغbrain

via Azerbaijani arxa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniarxaback
2Proto-Turkic*arkaback
Every word from Arabic دِمَاغ →Every word from Persian دماغ →Every word from Azerbaijani damaq →