Where does “açıklamak” come from?

açıklamak (Turkish) comes from Turkish açık, from Ottoman Turkish آچق, from Proto-Turkic ač- — to open.

açıklamak (Turkish): to explain

Definitions

  1. to explain

Ancestry of “açıklamak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishaçıkbright, light; obvious; open
2Ottoman Turkishآچقopen, able to be accessed, not closed
3Proto-Turkicač-to open

Words derived from “açıklamak”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ač- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آچق →Every word from Turkish açık →