Where does “achar” come from?

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

Ancestry of “achar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduآچارpickle
2Urduاچارpickle
3Persianآچارpickle, marinade; spanner
4Azerbaijaniaçarkey
5Proto-Turkicač-to open

Words derived from “achar”

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