Where does “kireç” come from?
kireç (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كیرچ, from Persian گرچ, from Aramaic גִּירָא, from Akkadian 𒌋𒀜, from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 — kiln.
kireç (Turkish): lime
Ancestry of “kireç”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كیرچ | lime |
| 2 | Persian | گرچ | lime; plaster; mortar |
| 3 | Aramaic | גִּירָא | — |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒌋𒀜 | kiln; oven |
| 5 | Sumerian | 𒌋𒀜 | kiln |