Where does “çarpı” come from?
çarpı (Turkish) comes from Turkish çarpmak, from Ottoman Turkish چارپمق, from Scythian čap-.
çarpı (Turkish): multiplication sign
Ancestry of “çarpı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | çarpmak | to strike, bump, pound; to pilfer, steal; to... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چارپمق | — |
| 3 | Scythian | čap- | — |