Where does “قارلق” come from?

قارلق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قار, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

قارلق (Ottoman Turkish): snowpit, a pit dug in deep snow in order to preserve goods during the summer

Definitions

  1. snowpit, a pit dug in deep snow in order to preserve goods during the summer

Ancestry of “قارلق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقارsnow
2Proto-Turkickārsnow
3Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)
Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قار →