Where does “aşağı yukarı” come from?
aşağı yukarı (Turkish) comes from Turkish yukarı, from Ottoman Turkish یوقاری, from Proto-Turkic yōk — is not; there is not; no, there is no; no; is...
aşağı yukarı (Turkish): more or less, approximately, almost
Definitions
- more or less, approximately, almost
Ancestry of “aşağı yukarı”, step by step
aşağı yukarı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish yukarı
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | yukarı | high |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یوقاری | up, upwards |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | yōk | is not; there is not; no, there is no; no; is... |
via Turkish aşağı
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | aşağı | lower part |