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
Ancestry of “haritacılık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | haritacı | cartographer |
| 2 | Turkish | harita | map |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | خریطه | map |
| 4 | Arabic | خَرِيطَة | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |