Where does “artı” come from?
artı (Turkish) comes from Turkish artmak, from Ottoman Turkish آرتمق, from Old Anatolian Turkish art-, from Proto-Turkic art- — to increase, exceed.
artı (Turkish): plus; plus sign; excess
Ancestry of “artı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | artmak | to increase, rise, go up; to be in excess, be... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آرتمق | to increase; to accrue; to ascend |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | art- | to increase |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | art- | to increase, exceed |