Where does “çalgı” come from?

çalgı (Turkish) comes from Turkish çalmak, from Proto-Turkic čal- — to mow.

çalgı (Turkish): musical instrument

Definitions

  1. musical instrument

Ancestry of “çalgı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçalmakto steal; to play a musical instrument; to play a...
2Proto-Turkicčal-to mow

Words derived from “çalgı”

Every word from Proto-Turkic čal- →Every word from Turkish çalmak →
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