Where does “ortadaqaldı” come from?

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

ortadaqaldı (Azerbaijani): dodgeball

Definitions

  1. dodgeball

Ancestry of “ortadaqaldı”, step by step

ortadaqaldı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani orta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniortamiddle; average
2Proto-Turkic*ortumiddle
3Proto-Turkicȫr-to rise; to spin; to plait

via Azerbaijani qalmaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniqalmaqto stay; to remain, be left; to be left over; to...
2Proto-Turkickiāl-mak—
Every word from Proto-Turkic ȫr- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *ortu →Every word from Azerbaijani orta →