Where does “çırak” come from?

çırak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چراغ, from Persian چراغ, from Middle Persian clʾγ — lamp.

çırak (Turkish): apprentice

Definitions

  1. apprentice

Ancestry of “çırak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچراغlamp, lantern; light; wick, candlewick
2Persianچراغlamp; light; stove
3Middle Persianclʾγlamp

Words derived from “çırak”

Every word from Middle Persian clʾγ →Every word from Persian چراغ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چراغ →