Where does “çoraklık” come from?
çoraklık (Turkish) comes from Turkish çorak, from Ottoman Turkish چوراق — salsuginous, brackish, salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water.
çoraklık (Turkish): aridity, barrenness
Definitions
- aridity, barrenness
Ancestry of “çoraklık”, step by step
çoraklık traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish çorak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çorak | bare, arid |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چوراق | salsuginous, brackish, salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water |
via Turkish lık
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | lık | — |