Where does “Bakır” come from?
Bakır (Turkish) comes from Arabic باقر, from Arabic ق, from Nabataean 𐢏, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.
Ancestry of “Bakır”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | باقر | opener, gate |
| 2 | Arabic | ق | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 3 | Nabataean | 𐢏 | — |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤒 | qoph; qop |