Where does “acil durum” come from?

acil durum (Turkish) comes from Turkish acil, from Ottoman Turkish عاجل, from Arabic عَاجِل, from Arabic عَجِلَ — to hurry, to rush.

acil durum (Turkish): emergency

Definitions

  1. emergency

Ancestry of “acil durum”, step by step

acil durum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish acil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishacilurgent
2Ottoman Turkishعاجلurgent
3Arabicعَاجِل—
4Arabicعَجِلَto hurry, to rush

via Turkish durum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdurumsituation; status, condition
Every word from Arabic عَجِلَ →Every word from Arabic عَاجِل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish عاجل →