Where does “ırk” come from?
ırk (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish عرق, from Arabic عَرَق, from Arabic عرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.
ırk (Turkish): race; lineage, descent, stock; strain
Definitions
- race; lineage, descent, stock; strain
Ancestry of “ırk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | عرق | root, the generally underground part of a plant that anchors and supports its body |
| 2 | Arabic | عَرَق | sweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor |
| 3 | Arabic | عرق | to strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to... |
| 4 | Arabic | ر | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 5 | Arabic | رَأَى | to see |