Where does “hirkək” come from?

hirkək (Khalaj) comes from Turkish erkek, from Ottoman Turkish اركك — male, of humans and beasts.

hirkək (Khalaj): male

Definitions

  1. male

Ancestry of “hirkək”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkisherkekmale; manly; man
2Ottoman Turkishارككmale, of humans and beasts
Every word from Ottoman Turkish اركك →Every word from Turkish erkek →
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