Where does “akaryakıt” come from?

akaryakıt (Turkish) comes from Turkish akmak, from Arabic أَحْمَق — stupid.

akaryakıt (Turkish): liquid fuel

Definitions

  1. liquid fuel

Ancestry of “akaryakıt”, step by step

akaryakıt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish akmak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishakmakto flow; to leak
2Arabicأَحْمَقstupid

via Turkish yakıt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyakıtfuel
Every word from Arabic أَحْمَق →Every word from Turkish akmak →