Where does “halıcılık” come from?

halıcılık (Turkish) comes from Turkish halıcı, from Turkish halı, from Ottoman Turkish خالی, from Persian خالی, from Arabic خَالٍ.

halıcılık (Turkish): the carpet trade

Definitions

  1. the carpet trade

Ancestry of “halıcılık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhalıcıcarpet dealer
2Turkishhalıcarpet
3Ottoman Turkishخالیempty, devoid; vacant, unoccupied; carpet
4Persianخالیempty, devoid; carpet
5Arabicخَالٍ—
Every word from Arabic خَالٍ →Every word from Persian خالی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خالی →