Where does “Akrep” come from?
Akrep (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish عقرب, from Arabic عَقْرَب, from Semitic *ʕaḳrab-.
Ancestry of “Akrep”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | عقرب | — |
| 2 | Arabic | عَقْرَب | the scorpion; scorpion |
| 3 | Semitic | *ʕaḳrab- | — |