Where does “kalp çarpıntısı” come from?

kalp çarpıntısı (Turkish) comes from Turkish kalp, from Ottoman Turkish قلب, from Arabic قَلْب — to flip, to change.

kalp çarpıntısı (Turkish): Irregular or rapid beating of the heart

Definitions

  1. Irregular or rapid beating of the heart

Ancestry of “kalp çarpıntısı”, step by step

kalp çarpıntısı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kalp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkalpheart
2Ottoman Turkishقلبheart
3Arabicقَلْبto flip, to change

via Turkish çarpıntı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçarpıntı(of the heart) Beating rapidly or strongly; palpitation, throbbing
Every word from Arabic قَلْب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قلب →Every word from Turkish kalp →