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Where does “ışık” come from?

ışık (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ایشق, from Proto-Turkic *yaĺčuk, from Proto-Turkic *yaĺču-.

ışık (Turkish): light; inspired thought, ray of inspiration;...

Definitions

  1. light; inspired thought, ray of inspiration;...

Ancestry of “ışık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishایشق—
2Proto-Turkic*yaĺčuk—
3Proto-Turkic*yaĺču-—

Words derived from “ışık”

  • ay ışığı
  • güneş ışığı
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