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.

acar (English): A vegetable pickle of Maritime Southeast Asia, a local version of the Indian achar

Definitions

  1. A vegetable pickle of Maritime Southeast Asia, a local version of the Indian achar

Ancestry of “acar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianacarpickle
2MalayacarA pickle or achar
3Classical Malayاچر—
4Urduاچارpickle
5Persianآچارpickle, marinade; spanner
6Azerbaijaniaçarkey
7Proto-Turkicač-to open

Words derived from “acar”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ač- →Every word from Azerbaijani açar →Every word from Persian آچار →