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
Ancestry of “açıklamak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | açık | bright, light; obvious; open |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آچق | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ač- | to open |