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- — to be.

erken (Turkish): early

Definitions

  1. early

Ancestry of “erken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاركنearly
2Old Anatolian Turkishاَرْكَنْ—
3Proto-Turkic*ẹ̄rken—
4Proto-Turkicẹŕ-to be

Words derived from “erken”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ẹŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *ẹ̄rken →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish اَرْكَنْ →