Where does “arık” come from?
arık (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آرق, from English Arik, from Armenian առիք, from Old Armenian առիք, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁t- — post, beam, pole.
Ancestry of “arık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | آرق | — |
| 2 | English | Arik | — |
| 3 | Armenian | առիք | ceiling |
| 4 | Old Armenian | առիք | ceiling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁t- | post, beam, pole |