Where does “örtü” come from?

örtü (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اورتو, from Old Anatolian Turkish اُورْتُو, from Proto-Turkic *ȫrt-ig, from Proto-Turkic *ȫrt-, from Proto-Turkic ȫr- — to rise; to spin; to plait.

örtü (Turkish): A cloth used to cover and protect an object

Definitions

  1. A cloth used to cover and protect an object

Ancestry of “örtü”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاورتوany piece of clothing used to cover something up such as a veil, blanket, headscarf, curtain etc
2Old Anatolian Turkishاُورْتُو—
3Proto-Turkic*ȫrt-ig—
4Proto-Turkic*ȫrt-—
5Proto-Turkicȫr-to rise; to spin; to plait

Words derived from “örtü”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ȫr- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *ȫrt- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *ȫrt-ig →