Where does “قارشلامق” come from?
قارشلامق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قارش, from Old Anatolian Turkish قارش, from Proto-Turkic *kārïĺ.
قارشلامق (Ottoman Turkish): to span, to measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended
Definitions
- to span, to measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended
Ancestry of “قارشلامق”, step by step
قارشلامق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish قارش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قارش | span, handspan |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | قارش | forearm |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *kārïĺ | — |
via Ottoman Turkish ـلامق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ـلامق | forms verbs from nouns or adjectives |