Where does “كیرج” come from?
كیرج (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian گرچ, from Aramaic גִּירָא, from Akkadian 𒌋𒀜, from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 — kiln.
كیرج (Ottoman Turkish): Alternative form of كیرچ
Ancestry of “كیرج”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | گرچ | lime; plaster; mortar |
| 2 | Aramaic | גִּירָא | — |
| 3 | Akkadian | 𒌋𒀜 | kiln; oven |
| 4 | Sumerian | 𒌋𒀜 | kiln |