Where does “çığır açmak” come from?
çığır açmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish açmak, from Ottoman Turkish آچمق, from Old Anatolian Turkish آچْمَقْ, from Proto-Turkic ač- — to open.
çığır açmak (Turkish): to break new ground, to pioneer
Definitions
- to break new ground, to pioneer
Ancestry of “çığır açmak”, step by step
çığır açmak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish açmak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | açmak | to open; to turn on |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آچمق | to open, to make or become accessible or clear for passage by moving from a shut position |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | آچْمَقْ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ač- | to open |
via Turkish çığır
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çığır | snow-path, ice-path, a track or trail made in the snow or ice with the feet or using a shovel |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چیغیر | path, trail, track, footpath, a narrow, unpaved route for travel over land, especially one through the snow |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *čïgïr | — |