Where does “kara tahta” come from?
kara tahta (Turkish) comes from Turkish kara, from Ottoman Turkish قاره, from French carré, from Middle French quarré, from Old French quarré, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus — and.
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Ancestry of “kara tahta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | kara | black, dark; brunette; dark skinned |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قاره | alternative spelling of قره; terra firma, land,... |
| 3 | French | carré | square; quadratic; straightforward |
| 4 | Middle French | quarré | — |
| 5 | Old French | quarré | square |
| 6 | Latin | quadrātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | quadrō | — |
| 8 | Latin | quādrus | — |
| 9 | Latin | quattŭor | — |
| 10 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 11 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 12 | Latin | quārtus | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |