Where does “acar” come from?

acar (Indonesian) comes from Malay acar, from Classical Malay اچر, from Urdu اچار, from Persian آچار, from Azerbaijani açar, from Proto-Turkic ač- — to open.

acar (Indonesian): pickle

Definitions

  1. pickle

Ancestry of “acar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “acar”

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