Where does “âşık” come from?

âşık (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish عاشق, from Arabic عَاشِق, from Arabic عَشِقَ — to love.

âşık (Turkish): in love; lover; lover of a married person

Definitions

  1. in love; lover; lover of a married person

Ancestry of “âşık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishعاشقlover, admirer
2Arabicعَاشِقadmirer, lover; lover
3Arabicعَشِقَto love
Every word from Arabic عَشِقَ →Every word from Arabic عَاشِق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish عاشق →