Where does “açlık grevi” come from?

açlık grevi (Turkish) comes from Turkish grev, from French grève, from Vulgar Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- — to grind.

açlık grevi (Turkish): hunger strike

Definitions

  1. hunger strike

Ancestry of “açlık grevi”, step by step

açlık grevi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish grev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgrevstrike labor action
2Frenchgrèvebank of a river; shore, strand
3Vulgar Latingravasecond-person singular present active imperative...
4Gaulishgrawa—
5Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind

via Turkish açlık

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishaçlıkhunger
2Turkishaçhunger; hungry person; hungry, unfed
3Ottoman Turkishآجhungry
4Persianآج—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic grāwā →