Where does “orta” come from?

orta (Karaim) comes from Proto-Turkic *ortu, from Proto-Turkic ȫr- — to rise; to spin; to plait.

orta (Karaim): middle

Definitions

  1. middle

Ancestry of “orta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*ortumiddle
2Proto-Turkicȫr-to rise; to spin; to plait
Every word from Proto-Turkic ȫr- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *ortu →