Where does “karın” come from?
karın (Turkish) comes from Turkish karı, from Ottoman Turkish قاری, from Old Anatolian Turkish قَرِی, from Proto-Turkic *karï.
karın (Turkish): abdomen; stomach, belly; womb
Definitions
- abdomen; stomach, belly; womb
Ancestry of “karın”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | karı | wife; trull; accusative singular of kar |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قاری | wife; woman |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | قَرِی | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *karï | — |