Where does “karıncalanmak” come from?

karıncalanmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish karınca, from Ottoman Turkish قرنجه — ant, any of various insects in the family Formicidae, typically living in colonies.

karıncalanmak (Turkish): to tingle

Definitions

  1. to tingle

Ancestry of “karıncalanmak”, step by step

karıncalanmak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish karınca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkarıncaant
2Ottoman Turkishقرنجهant, any of various insects in the family Formicidae, typically living in colonies

via Turkish lan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishlanyo
Every word from Ottoman Turkish قرنجهEvery word from Turkish karınca
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