Where does “acar” come from?
acar (English) comes from Indonesian acar, from Malay acar, from Classical Malay اچر, from Urdu اچار, from Persian آچار, from Azerbaijani açar, from Proto-Turkic ač- — to open.
Ancestry of “acar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | acar | pickle |
| 2 | Malay | acar | — |
| 3 | Classical Malay | اچر | — |
| 4 | Urdu | اچار | pickle |
| 5 | Persian | آچار | pickle, marinade; spanner |
| 6 | Azerbaijani | açar | key |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | ač- | to open |