Where does “açıklatmak” come from?

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

açıklatmak (Turkish): to have somebody explain something

Definitions

  1. to have somebody explain something

Ancestry of “açıklatmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishaçıklamakto explain
2Turkishaçıkbright, light; obvious; open
3Ottoman Turkishآچقopen, able to be accessed, not closed
4Proto-Turkicač-to open
Every word from Proto-Turkic ač- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آچق →Every word from Turkish açık →