Where does “qari” come from?

qari (Azerbaijani) comes from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

qari (Azerbaijani): reciter

Definitions

  1. reciter

Ancestry of “qari”, step by step

qari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Turkic kār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkickārsnow
2Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

via Arabic قَارِئ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَارِئreader
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →