Where does “karaborsacı” come from?

karaborsacı (Turkish) comes from Turkish karaborsa, from Turkish kara, from Ottoman Turkish قاره, from French carré, from Middle French quarré, from Old French quarré, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō — and.

karaborsacı (Turkish): black marketeer

Definitions

  1. black marketeer

Ancestry of “karaborsacı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkaraborsablack market
2Turkishkarablack, dark; brunette; dark skinned
3Ottoman Turkishقارهalternative spelling of قره; terra firma, land,...
4Frenchcarrésquare; quadratic; straightforward
5Middle Frenchquarré
6Old Frenchquarrésquare
7Latinquadrātussquare, squared, having been made square, made into a square shape
8Latinquadrōto make four-cornered, square, make square
9Latinquādrussquare
10Latinquattŭorfour; 4
11Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
12Old Portuguesequartoquarter
13Latinquārtusfourth
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
15Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
16Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos