Where does “bankacılık” come from?
bankacılık (Turkish) comes from Turkish bankacı, from Turkish banka, from Ottoman Turkish بانقه, from Italian banca, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.
bankacılık (Turkish): banking
Ancestry of “bankacılık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | bankacı | banker |
| 2 | Turkish | banka | bank |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بانقه | — |
| 4 | Italian | banca | bank; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bankô | bank, embankment; a hill |