Where does “رأس كار” come from?

رأس كار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كار, from French car, from Latin quare, from Latin quā, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum — resin.

رأس كار (Ottoman Turkish): highest authority in an organization

Definitions

  1. highest authority in an organization

Ancestry of “رأس كار”, step by step

رأس كار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish كار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكارbusiness, negotium, work, affair, scheme; profit,...
2Frenchcaras, since, because, for; a single-decked...
3Latinquareby what means, how; from what cause, on what...
4Latinquāwhere
5Latinquīwho, that, which, what
6Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
7Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via Arabic رأس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرأسto be at the head, to be chairman, to chair, to...
2Arabicءد; ء; hamza
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwiduEvery word from Old High German kuti