Where does “قولاچلامق” come from?

قولاچلامق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قولاچ, from Proto-Turkic *kulač.

قولاچلامق (Ottoman Turkish): to fathom, to measure the length with outstretched arms

Definitions

  1. to fathom, to measure the length with outstretched arms

Ancestry of “قولاچلامق”, step by step

قولاچلامق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قولاچ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقولاچarmspan, fathom, brace, toise, the distance between the fingertips of two outstretched arms
2Proto-Turkic*kulač

via Ottoman Turkish ـلا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـلا
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kulačEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قولاچ