Where does “açlık” come from?
açlık (Turkish) comes from Turkish aç, from Ottoman Turkish آج, from Persian آج.
açlık (Turkish): hunger
Ancestry of “açlık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | aç | hunger; hungry person; hungry, unfed |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آج | hungry |
| 3 | Persian | آج | — |