Where does “ayakçı” come from?
ayakçı (Turkish) comes from Turkish ayak, from Ottoman Turkish آیاق, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایاق, from Proto-Turkic adak — foot; end.
ayakçı (Turkish): errand boy
Ancestry of “ayakçı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | ayak | paw, foot |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آیاق | foot; leg |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایاق | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | adak | foot; end |