Where does “ortaçaplı” come from?

ortaçaplı (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani orta, from Proto-Turkic *ortu, from Proto-Turkic ȫr- — to rise; to spin; to plait.

ortaçaplı (Azerbaijani): medium-calibre

Definitions

  1. medium-calibre

Ancestry of “ortaçaplı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniortamiddle; average
2Proto-Turkic*ortumiddle
3Proto-Turkicȫr-to rise; to spin; to plait
Every word from Proto-Turkic ȫr- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *ortu →Every word from Azerbaijani orta →