Where does “akarsu” come from?

akarsu (Turkish) comes from Turkish su, from French soutache, from Hungarian sujtás, from Hungarian -ás — Added to a verb to form a noun.

akarsu (Turkish): stream

Definitions

  1. stream

Ancestry of “akarsu”, step by step

akarsu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish su

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsuwater; juice
2Frenchsoutache—
3Hungariansujtássoutache
4Hungarian-ásAdded to a verb to form a noun

via Turkish akmak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishakmakto flow; to leak
2Arabicأَحْمَقstupid
Every word from Hungarian -ás →Every word from Hungarian sujtás →Every word from French soutache →