Where does “karaciğer” come from?

karaciğer (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.

karaciğer (Turkish): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “karaciğer”, step by step

karaciğer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kara

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

via Turkish ciğer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishciğergeneral name of lung and liver
2Ottoman Turkishجكرliver, lung
3Persianجگرliver; dear, darling
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos
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