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Where does “haritacılık” come from?

haritacılık (Turkish) comes from Turkish haritacı, from Turkish harita, from Ottoman Turkish خریطه, from Arabic خَرِيطَة, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

haritacılık (Turkish): cartography

Definitions

  1. cartography

Ancestry of “haritacılık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishharitacıcartographer
2Turkishharitamap
3Ottoman Turkishخریطهmap
4Arabicخَرِيطَة—
5Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
6Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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