Where does “uçaq” come from?
uçaq (Crimean Tatar) comes from Turkish uçak, from Turkish uçmak, from Ottoman Turkish اوچمق, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوچمق, from Proto-Turkic uč- — to fly.
uçaq (Crimean Tatar): aeroplane
Definitions
- aeroplane
Ancestry of “uçaq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | uçak | aeroplane, airplane |
| 2 | Turkish | uçmak | to fly |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | اوچمق | to fly, to travel through the air without being in contact with a grounded surface |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اوچمق | to fly, to travel through the air without being in contact with a grounded surface |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | uč- | to fly |