Where does “ırkçı” come from?
ırkçı (Turkish) comes from Turkish ırk, from Ottoman Turkish عرق, from Arabic عَرَق, from Arabic عرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.
ırkçı (Turkish): racist
Definitions
- racist
Ancestry of “ırkçı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | ırk | race; lineage, descent, stock; strain |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | عرق | root, the generally underground part of a plant that anchors and supports its body |
| 3 | Arabic | عَرَق | sweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor |
| 4 | Arabic | عرق | to strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to... |
| 5 | Arabic | ر | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 6 | Arabic | رَأَى | to see |