Where does “arkadaş” come from?
arkadaş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آرقهداش, from Ottoman Turkish ـداش, from Proto-Turkic *-daĺ.
arkadaş (Turkish): friend; comrade; an informal word to address a...
Definitions
- friend; comrade; an informal word to address a...
Ancestry of “arkadaş”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | آرقهداش | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ـداش | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *-daĺ | — |
Words derived from “arkadaş”