Where does “erken” come from?
erken (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اركن, from Old Anatolian Turkish اَرْكَنْ, from Proto-Turkic *ẹ̄rken, from Proto-Turkic ẹŕ-.
erken (Turkish): early
Ancestry of “erken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اركن | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اَرْكَنْ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *ẹ̄rken | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ẹŕ- | — |