Where does “kesme işareti” come from?

kesme işareti (Turkish) comes from Turkish işaret, from Ottoman Turkish اشارت, from Arabic إِشَارَة — to show or display; sign.

kesme işareti (Turkish): apostrophe

Definitions

  1. apostrophe

Ancestry of “kesme işareti”, step by step

kesme işareti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish işaret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishişaretsign
2Ottoman Turkishاشارتsign, symbol, any object or event whose presence indicates the occurance of something else
3Arabicإِشَارَةto show or display; sign

via Turkish kesme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkesme—
Every word from Arabic إِشَارَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اشارت →Every word from Turkish işaret →