Where does “qalpçı” come from?

qalpçı (Crimean Tatar) comes from Crimean Tatar qalp, from Arabic قَلْب — to flip, to change.

qalpçı (Crimean Tatar): falsifier, forger

Definitions

  1. falsifier, forger

Ancestry of “qalpçı”, step by step

qalpçı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Crimean Tatar qalp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarqalpsoul
2Arabicقَلْبto flip, to change

via Turkish cı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishcı—
Every word from Arabic قَلْب →Every word from Crimean Tatar qalp →