Where does “acar” come from?
acar (Malay) comes 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 | Classical Malay | اچر | — |
| 2 | Urdu | اچار | pickle |
| 3 | Persian | آچار | pickle, marinade; spanner |
| 4 | Azerbaijani | açar | key |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ač- | to open |
Words derived from “acar”