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- — to be.

ergenlik (Turkish): adolescence; state of being an adolescent

Definitions

  1. adolescence; state of being an adolescent

Ancestry of “ergenlik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishergenadolescent
2Ottoman Turkishاركنearly
3Old Anatolian Turkishاَرْكَنْ—
4Proto-Turkic*ẹ̄rken—
5Proto-Turkicẹŕ-to be
Every word from Proto-Turkic ẹŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *ẹ̄rken →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish اَرْكَنْ →