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

  1. abdomen; stomach, belly; womb

Ancestry of “karın”, step by step

karın traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish karı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkarıwife; trull; accusative singular of kar
2Ottoman Turkishقاریwife; woman
3Old Anatolian Turkishقَرِی—
4Proto-Turkic*karï—

via Ottoman Turkish قارن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقارنbelly, abdomen, the part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
2Proto-Turkic*karïnbelly, abdomen
Every word from Proto-Turkic *karï →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قَرِی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قاری →