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Where does “alıç” come from?

alıç (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آلوج, from Classical Persian آلوچه, from Persian آلو, from Urdu آلو, from Sanskrit आलुक, from Sanskrit आलु, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- — root.

alıç (Turkish): azarole, Mediterranean medlar ; also, its fruit;...

Definitions

  1. azarole, Mediterranean medlar ; also, its fruit;...

Ancestry of “alıç”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآلوج—
2Classical Persianآلوچه—
3Persianآلوplum, prune; potato
4Urduآلوpotato; plum, prune
5Sanskritआलुक—
6Sanskritआलुan edible root; potato
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHlu-root
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