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

Definitions

  1. State of being a singer

Ancestry of “şarkıcılık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishşarkıcısinger
2Ottoman Turkishشرقیجیsinger, cantor, chanter, a person who sings or chants, often professionally
3Persianشرقیeastern; Eastern; oriental
4Arabicشَرْقِيّeastern
Every word from Arabic شَرْقِيّ →Every word from Persian شرقی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شرقیجی →