Where does “Aqmescit” come from?
Aqmescit (Crimean Tatar) comes from Turkish mescit, from Ottoman Turkish مسجد, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.
Ancestry of “Aqmescit”, step by step
Aqmescit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish mescit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | mescit | prayer room; small mosque |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | مسجد | mosque, a place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret |
| 3 | Arabic | مَسْجِد | mosque; place of worship |
| 4 | Arabic | سَجَدَ | to bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,... |
| 5 | Arabic | ج | Abbreviation of جَمْع |