Where does “آقچه” come from?

آقچه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آق, from Proto-Turkic Āk — white.

آقچه (Ottoman Turkish): silver coin

Definitions

  1. silver coin

Ancestry of “آقچه”, step by step

آقچه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish آق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآقwhite
2Proto-TurkicĀkwhite

via Ottoman Turkish ـجه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجهlike, -like, -ly; -ish; as if, as though; in the way of
2Proto-Turkic*-čeSuffix expressing the equative case

Words derived from “آقچه

Every word from Proto-Turkic ĀkEvery word from Ottoman Turkish آق