Where does “آق كرمان” come from?

آق كرمان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كرمان, from Armenian քարման, from Old Armenian քարաման, from Old Armenian քար — stone.

Ancestry of “آق كرمان”, step by step

آق كرمان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish كرمان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكرمانcastle, fortress, stronghold, any fortified place built to withstand attack
2Armenianքարմանa cross-shaped instrument for spinning wool
3Old Armenianքարամանa cross-shaped instrument for spinning wool
4Old Armenianքարstone

via Ottoman Turkish آق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآقwhite
2Proto-TurkicĀkwhite

Words derived from “آق كرمان”

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