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

hunger strike

Ancestry of “açlık grevi”, step by step

açlık grevi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish grev

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	grev	strike labor action
2	French	grève	bank of a river; shore, strand
3	Vulgar Latin	grava	second-person singular present active imperative...
4	Gaulish	grawa	—
5	Proto-Celtic	grāwā	gravel, pebbles
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʰroh₁weh₂	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	gʰreh₁w-	to grind

via Turkish açlık

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	açlık	hunger
2	Turkish	aç	hunger; hungry person; hungry, unfed
3	Ottoman Turkish	آج	hungry
4	Persian	آج	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic grāwā →