Where does “öğretmen” come from?
öğretmen (Turkish) comes from Turkish öğretmek, from Ottoman Turkish اوكرتمك, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوكرتمك, from Proto-Turkic *ögret- — to familiarize.
öğretmen (Turkish): teacher
Definitions
- teacher
Ancestry of “öğretmen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | öğretmek | to teach |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اوكرتمك | to teach, educate, instruct, train, to transmit, impart, pass on knowledge or skills to |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اوكرتمك | to teach, educate, instruct, train, to transmit, impart, pass on knowledge or skills to |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *ögret- | to familiarize |