Where does “şarkıcılık” come from?
şarkıcılık (Turkish) comes from Turkish şarkıcı, from Ottoman Turkish شرقیجی, from Persian شرقی, from Arabic شَرْقِيّ — eastern.
şarkıcılık (Turkish): State of being a singer
Ancestry of “şarkıcılık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | şarkıcı | singer |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | شرقیجی | — |
| 3 | Persian | شرقی | eastern; Eastern; oriental |
| 4 | Arabic | شَرْقِيّ | eastern |