Where does “अचार” come from?
अचार (Bhojpuri) comes from Urdu اچار, from Persian آچار, from Azerbaijani açar, from Proto-Turkic ač- — to open.
अचार (Bhojpuri): achar
Ancestry of “अचार”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Urdu | اچار | pickle |
| 2 | Persian | آچار | pickle, marinade; spanner |
| 3 | Azerbaijani | açar | key |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ač- | to open |