Where does “alçı” come from?
alçı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آلچی — gypsum, plaster-stone, a mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate, used as a fertilizer or as a constituent of plaster.
alçı (Turkish): plaster
Definitions
- plaster
Ancestry of “alçı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | آلچی | gypsum, plaster-stone, a mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate, used as a fertilizer or as a constituent of plaster |