Where does “dolar” come from?

dolar (Turkish) comes from Turkish -er, from Ottoman Turkish ر, from Proto-Turkic -er — Suffix meaning "to become (a given adjective)".

dolar (Turkish): fills; dollar

Definitions

  1. fills; dollar

Ancestry of “dolar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-erSimple present and aorist tense marker; Makes...
2Ottoman Turkishر—
3Proto-Turkic-erSuffix meaning "to become (a given adjective)"
Every word from Proto-Turkic -er →Every word from Turkish -er →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ر →
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