Where does “ergenlik” come from?
ergenlik (Turkish) comes from Turkish ergen, from Ottoman Turkish اركن, from Old Anatolian Turkish اَرْكَنْ, from Proto-Turkic *ẹ̄rken, from Proto-Turkic ẹŕ-.
ergenlik (Turkish): adolescence; state of being an adolescent
Definitions
- adolescence; state of being an adolescent
Ancestry of “ergenlik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | ergen | adolescent |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اركن | — |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اَرْكَنْ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *ẹ̄rken | — |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ẹŕ- | — |