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Where does “اورتا” come from?

اورتا (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic *ortu, from Proto-Turkic ȫr- — to rise; to spin; to plait.

اورتا (Ottoman Turkish): middle, central; medium; the middle, center

Definitions

  1. middle, central; medium; the middle, center

Ancestry of “اورتا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*ortu—
2Proto-Turkicȫr-to rise; to spin; to plait

Words derived from “اورتا”

  • orta
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