Where does “hesapçı” come from?

hesapçı (Turkish) comes from Turkish hesap, from Ottoman Turkish حساب, from Arabic حِسَاب — calculation, account; truth, reality; account,...

hesapçı (Turkish): calculating

Definitions

  1. calculating

Ancestry of “hesapçı”, step by step

hesapçı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish hesap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhesapaccount
2Ottoman Turkishحسابestimation, counting, calculation, reckoning, as to number or quantity
3Arabicحِسَابcalculation, account; truth, reality; account,...

via Turkish cı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishcı—
Every word from Arabic حِسَاب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish حساب →Every word from Turkish hesap →