Where does “şarkıcı” come from?

şarkıcı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شرقیجی, from Persian شرقی, from Arabic شَرْقِيّ — eastern.

şarkıcı (Turkish): singer

Definitions

  1. singer

Ancestry of “şarkıcı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشرقیجیsinger, cantor, chanter, a person who sings or chants, often professionally
2Persianشرقیeastern; Eastern; oriental
3Arabicشَرْقِيّeastern

Words derived from “şarkıcı”

Every word from Arabic شَرْقِيّ →Every word from Persian شرقی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شرقیجی →
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