Where does “akın” come from?
akın (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آقین, from Old Anatolian Turkish aqïn, from Proto-Turkic *akïn, from Proto-Turkic ak-.
akın (Turkish): influx, inflow, flow; foray, invasion; raid
Definitions
- influx, inflow, flow; foray, invasion; raid
Ancestry of “akın”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | آقین | rushing tumultuously like a torrent, a foray,... |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | aqïn | raid |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *akïn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ak- | — |